The problem of pattern and scale in ecology¶
Levin, S. A. (1992). The problem of pattern and scale in ecology: The Robert H. Ecology, 73(6), 1943-1967.
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- Scaling and Scale Dependence
- Allometry and Scaling Law describes the specific quantitative relationships between body size and physiological or ecological variables (e.g., metabolic rate scales as M^0.75 in animals), a tradition Levin (1992) framed as descriptive pattern that demands mechanistic explanation at the appropriate scale of process.
This sourceLandmark argument that pattern and scale form the central problem in ecology, with quantitative descriptive relationships (such as allometric laws) requiring mechanistic explanations operating at scales different from those at which the pattern is observed.
- Allometry and Scaling Law describes the specific quantitative relationships between body size and physiological or ecological variables (e.g., metabolic rate scales as M^0.75 in animals), a tradition Levin (1992) framed as descriptive pattern that demands mechanistic explanation at the appropriate scale of process.
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