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Ecological Mechanics
Mark Denny
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Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Naturwissenschaften allgemein
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An in-depth exploration of how biomechanics and ecology work together
Plants and animals interact with each other and their surroundings, and these interactions—with all their complexity and contingency—control where species can survive and reproduce. In this comprehensive and groundbreaking introduction to the emerging field of ecological mechanics, Mark Denny explains how the principles of physics and engineering can be used to understand the intricacies of these remarkable relationships.
Denny opens with a brief review of basic physics before introducing the fundamentals of diffusion, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, and heat transfer, taking care to explain each in the context of living organisms. Why are corals of different shapes on different parts of a reef? How can geckos climb sheer walls? Why can birds and fish migrate farther than mammals? How do desert plants stay cool? The answers to these and a host of similar questions illustrate the principles of heat, mass, and momentum transport and set the stage for the book's central topic—the application of these principles in ecology. Denny shows how variations in the environment—in both space and time—affect the performance of plants and animals. He introduces spectral analysis, a mathematical tool for quantifying the patterns in which environments vary, and uses it to analyze such subjects as the spread of invasive species. Synthesizing the book’s materials, the final chapters use ecological mechanics to predict the occurrence and consequences of extreme ecological events, explain the emergence of patterns in the distribution and abundance of organisms, and empower readers to explore further.
Ecological Mechanics offers new insights into the physical workings of organisms and their environment.
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Natural frequency, Available energy (particle collision), Tenacity (mineralogy), Measurement, Quantity, Ecology, Decompression sickness, Surface energy, Limpet, Resonance, Bernoulli's principle, Kalman filter, Ultimate tensile strength, Phytoplankton, Organism, Pattern formation, Molecule, Oscillation, Cantilever, Acceleration, Thermoregulation, Reynolds number, Drag coefficient, Mussel, Evaporation, Surface tension, Heat, Polymer, Shear modulus, Convection, Turbulent diffusion, Stress concentration, Action potential, Deformation (engineering), Kinetic energy, Mean free path, Viscosity, Fragility, Frequency response, Seaweed, Toughness, Prediction, Normal distribution, Surface area, Velocity gradient, Eddy (fluid dynamics), Dashpot, Power law, Heat transfer, Evaporative cooling (atomic physics), Infinitesimal strain theory, Poisson's ratio, Buoyancy, Solid surface, Strain energy, Amplitude, Hooke's law, Coefficient, Probability, Calculation, Adhesive, Boundary layer, Enthalpy of vaporization, Metabolism, Shear stress, Fracture mechanics, Stiffness, Van der Waals force, Nutrient, Temperature