Principles of Thermal Ecology: Temperature, Energy and Life

Andrew Clarke studied zoology and geology at Cambridge University, spending the summer of 1968 supporting geological fieldwork in Svalbard. After graduating from Cambridge University in 1970 he joined the British Antarctic Survey and spent the next 40 years working in South Georgia, the South Orkney Islands, the Antarctic Peninsula, and the Antarctic continent with the occasional return trip to Svalbard, and retired in 2010. His main ecological interests centre on how animals and plants relate to temperature. He has worked primarily with marine invertebrates and fish, but also on birds, mammals, and most recently dinosaurs. He has written over 180 scientific papers.

• 1: Introduction2: Energy and heat3: Temperature and its measurement4: Energy flow in organisms5: Water6: Freezing7: Temperature and reaction rate8: Metabolism9: Temperature regulation10: Endothermy11: Torpor and hibernation12: The Metabolic Theory of Ecology13: Temperature, growth and size14: Global temperature and life15: Temperature and diversity16: Global climate change and its ecological consequences17: Ten principles of thermal ecology

This volume provides a foundation of knowledge for thermal ecologists, particularly those just entering the field.