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Title: Biophysical Ecology by David M. Gates ISBN: 0-486-42884-2 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: A fascinating book
Comment: I am a physicist, not an ecologist, but still found this book fascinating. It deals with the interface between physics and biology, focusing primarily on heat and mass transfer in living organisms. A large section of the book is devoted to radiative heat transfer, which is the dominant heat transfer mechanism in many every day situations. Gates has many interesting examples sprinkled through the text. For instance, there is an interesting discussing of evaporative cooling of birds and mammals, including the relative importance of panting versus sweating. An accompanying graph, from the author's research, shows the evaporative losses of a ground squirrel as a function of ambient temperature. There are also formulas given for estimating evaporative losses. There are many other interesting discussions (evaporation losses of lakes, body temperatures of birds, skylight irradiation on sloped surfaces, etc.). Lots of interesting stuff. The book requires knowledge of trigonometry. It would also be very helpful to have had exposure to heat transfer concepts, especially radiative heat transfer. Without that, book may be tough going for some. Overall, I found the book well written and very enjoyable