Brian Enquist's lab investigates how functional constraints at the level of the individual (anatomical and physiological) influence larger scale ecological and evolutionary patterns. He is broadly trained plant ecologist. His lab uses both theoretical, computational, biophysical and physiological approaches to address integrative questions related to (1) the evolution of form and functional diversity; (2) the origin of allometric relationships (how characteristics of organisms change with their size) and the scaling of biological processes - 'from cells to ecosystems'; (3) the evolution of life-history and allocation strategies; and (4) community ecology and macroecology. His research also includes the monitoring of long-term dynamics of growth and change within a tropical forest in the Area de Conservation, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

http://eeb37.biosci.arizona.edu/%7Ebrian/benquist.html

Distribution of abundance across the range in eastern North American trees. Murphy HT, VanDerWal J, Lovett-Doust J Glob Ecol Biogeogr 2006 15:63 [full text] Selected by | Brian J. Enquist Evaluated 17 Jan 2006 Torus-margo pits help conifers compete with angiosperms. Pittermann J, Sperry JS, …, Wheeler JK, Sikkema EH Science 2005 Dec 23 310(5756):1924 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text] Selected by | Brian J. Enquist Evaluated 6 Jan 2006 Allometric exponents support a 3/4-power scaling law. Farrell-Gray CC, Gotelli NJ Ecology 2005 86:2083-2087 [full text] Selected by | Brian J. Enquist Evaluated 28 Sep 2005 Interspecific and Intersite Variation in Wood Specific Gravity of Tropical Trees. Muller-Landau HC Biotropica 2004 36:20-32 [full text] Selected by | Brian J. Enquist Evaluated 1 Mar 2005 The worldwide leaf economics spectrum. Wright IJ, Reich PB, …, Veneklaas EJ, Villar R Nature 2004 Apr 22 428(6985):821-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article] Selected by | Brian J. Enquist / Jennifer Dungan Evaluated 1 Mar 2005

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