Relationships between body size and abundance in ecology Export

@article{citeulike:1304391, abstract = {Body size is perhaps the most fundamental property of an organism and is related to many biological traits, including abundance. The relationship between abundance and body size has been extensively studied in an attempt to quantify the form of the relationship and to understand the processes that generate it. However, progress has been impeded by the underappreciated fact that there are four distinct, but interrelated, relationships between size and abundance that are often confused in the literature. Here, we review and distinguish between these four patterns, and discuss the linkages between them. We argue that a synthetic understanding of size-abundance relationships will result from more detailed analyses of individual patterns and from careful consideration of how and why the patterns are related.}, author = {White, Ethan P. and Ernest, Morgan S. K. and Kerkhoff, Andrew J. and Enquist, Brian J.}, citeulike-article-id = {1304391}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VJ1-4NCK241-1/2/744355c91a0b625ad3c1b8318e3e7838}, journal = {Trends in Ecology \& Evolution}, keywords = {body, size}, month = {June}, number = {6}, pages = {323--330}, posted-at = {2007-05-21 03:19:24}, priority = {2}, title = {Relationships between body size and abundance in ecology}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VJ1-4NCK241-1/2/744355c91a0b625ad3c1b8318e3e7838}, volume = {22}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1304391 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1304391 N2 - Body size is perhaps the most fundamental property of an organism and is related to many biological traits, including abundance. The relationship between abundance and body size has been extensively studied in an attempt to quantify the form of the relationship and to understand the processes that generate it. However, progress has been impeded by the underappreciated fact that there are four distinct, but interrelated, relationships between size and abundance that are often confused in the literature. Here, we review and distinguish between these four patterns, and discuss the linkages between them. We argue that a synthetic understanding of size-abundance relationships will result from more detailed analyses of individual patterns and from careful consideration of how and why the patterns are related. IS - 6 JF - Trends in Ecology & Evolution EP - 330 TI - Relationships between body size and abundance in ecology VL - 22 SP - 323 KW - body KW - size AU - White, Ethan AU - Ernest, Morgan AU - Kerkhoff, Andrew AU - Enquist, Brian PY - 2007/06// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VJ1-4NCK241-1/2/744355c91a0b625ad3c1b8318e3e7838 ER -