Testing Metabolic Theory of Ecology on the local scale: a preliminary study

• Autorzy: Danylow A. , Ulrich W. , Ilieva-Makulec K. , Olejniczak I. , Hajdamowicz I. , Stanska M. , Uvarov A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Data on the density and the body mass of a single community of soil fauna were collected and metabolic rates were calculated from the literature data to test some predictions of the metabolic theory of ecology on the local scale. Part of the results are in accordance with the theory: power functions were found between the metabolic rate and the body mass, and between the density and the body mass. These two relationships have opposite exponents inducing that total population energy use is independent of the body mass. However, the exponents of the relationships were significantly different from the predicted values of |3/4|. The metabolic rate - body mass relationships yielded an exponent >0.8, while the density - body mass relationships yielded an exponent <-0.85. Our results indicate that the metabolic theory of ecology does not hold at the local level. Few studies have been carried out on the local scale and further analysis is required to validate this controversial but promising theory.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Ecological Questions
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 16
• Opis fizyczny: p.69-76,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Danylow A.

• Centre for Ecological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Konopnicka 1, 05-092 Lomianki, Poland

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Ulrich W.

• Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, Poland

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Ilieva-Makulec K.

• Centre for Ecological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Konopnicka 1, 05-092 Lomianki, Poland

autor

Olejniczak I.

• Centre for Ecological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Konopnicka 1, 05-092 Lomianki, Poland

autor

Hajdamowicz I.

• Faculty of Sciences, University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Prusa 14, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland

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Stanska M.

• Faculty of Sciences, University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Prusa 14, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland

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Uvarov A.

• Centre for Ecological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Konopnicka 1, 05-092 Lomianki, Poland
• Institute for Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, 33 Leninsky pr., 117071 Moscow, Russia

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DOI

10.2478/v10090-012-0007-1