Keila Stark (she/her)
@keila-stark.bsky.social
Simons Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Microbial Ecology | Litchman-Klausmeier Lab, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University | interested in how thermal trait diversity ➡️ community dynamics under environmental change, esp in aquatic microbes 🌊
Had lots of fun thinking about this with fearless leader @tessgrainger.bsky.social, and @clsong.com, Matt Barbour, @gerlame.bsky.social !
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Had lots of fun thinking about this with fearless leader @tessgrainger.bsky.social, and @clsong.com, Matt Barbour, @gerlame.bsky.social !
This is the paper I wished I had when starting grad school. I hope it helps clarify the theory's assumptions, its similarities and differences from other metabolic theories, and where it needs to go next for folks at all stages :) Feel free to DM for a copy!
January 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This is the paper I wished I had when starting grad school. I hope it helps clarify the theory's assumptions, its similarities and differences from other metabolic theories, and where it needs to go next for folks at all stages :) Feel free to DM for a copy!
In the paper we unpack classical MTE's assumptions, & explain how misapplying the theory in its original form can lead to blind spots in understanding temperature effects on ecological systems. We review recent theoretical & empirical advances that have overcome this, and identify open questions.
January 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
In the paper we unpack classical MTE's assumptions, & explain how misapplying the theory in its original form can lead to blind spots in understanding temperature effects on ecological systems. We review recent theoretical & empirical advances that have overcome this, and identify open questions.
To link individual metabolism to population & ecosystem-scale processes, MTE invoked assumptions of steady state & static thermal response curve distributions. But perturbations from steady state & plastic/evolving thermal response curves are common in many systems, & will likely increase under CC
January 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
To link individual metabolism to population & ecosystem-scale processes, MTE invoked assumptions of steady state & static thermal response curve distributions. But perturbations from steady state & plastic/evolving thermal response curves are common in many systems, & will likely increase under CC
Metabolic theory of ecology was originally a macroecological theory, explaining variation in biological rates&states across taxonomic groups spanning orders of magnitude in body size. Its temperature predictions spurred interest in using it to answer global change Q's in single systems with dynamics
January 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Metabolic theory of ecology was originally a macroecological theory, explaining variation in biological rates&states across taxonomic groups spanning orders of magnitude in body size. Its temperature predictions spurred interest in using it to answer global change Q's in single systems with dynamics