PAPER 1: MACROECOLOGY: THE DIVISION OF FOOD AND SPACE AMONG SPECIES ON CONTINENTS – J. H. BROWN AND B. A. MAURER (1989)
J. H. Brown – Commentary author/Author Dr. Brown is a well-known American biologist and academic interested in (1) theoretical research in biological scaling, biocomplexity, biogeography and macroecology as well as (2) experimental research in desert ecology. He is internationally known for the elaboration of the Metabolic Theory which gave him the Robert H. MacArthur Award in 2005. He is also the father of Macroecology (with this paper and a previous one in 1987) and the main author of the Foundations of Macroecology. He has a total of 649 publications and a 67534 citations based on Google Scholar. Brian A. Maurer – Commentary author/Author Dr. Maurer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Fisheries & Wildlife at Michigan State University. His research interests are on macroecology, biogeography and quantitative ecology. More specifically, he is interested in population modeling and community dynamics to better understand biological proc...
