The Resource Ecological mechanics : principles of life's physical interactions, Mark Denny
Ecological mechanics : principles of life's physical interactions, Mark Denny
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- Contents
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- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 ECOLOGICAL MECHANICS An Introduction; Mechanics and Ecology Combined: Coral Reefs; Response Functions; Transport Phenomena; What's in a Name?; What's Left Out; A Road Map; Online Supplements; A Note on Notation; Part I Basic Concepts; Chapter 2 BASIC PHYSICS AND MATH; Location; Dimensions and Units of Measure; Converting Units; Trigonometry; Translation; Translational Velocity; Translational Acceleration; Rotation; Force and Translational Acceleration
- Moment and Rotational AccelerationMomentum; Pressure; Buoyancy; Energy; Conservation of Energy; Friction; Power; Summary; Chapter 3 RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; Concepts and Terminology; Monotonic Functions; Peaks and Valleys: Unimodal Response Functions; Complications; Jensen's Inequality: The Fallacy of the Average; Linear versus Nonlinear; The Effects of Nonlinearity; Concepts and Conclusions; Part II The Mechanics of Transport; Chapter 4 DIFFUSION Random Motion and its Consequences; Rules of a Random Walk; Average Position; Dispersion: The Variance of Position; The Diffusion Coefficient
- What Drives Random Walks?Fick's Equation; The Maximum Size of Phytoplankton; Concepts and Conclusions; Chapter 5 AN INTRODUCTION TO FLUID MECHANICS; Shear; What Is a Fluid?; Liquids and Gases; Dynamic Viscosity; Viscous Friction; Reynolds Number; Conservation of Mass and Volume; Streamlines; Conservation of Energy: Bernoulli's Principle; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 6 BOUNDARY LAYERS I Equilibrium Layers; Basic Concepts; Laminar Boundary Layers: An Introduction; Moment and Rotation; Turbulent Boundary Layers: An Introduction; The Onset of Turbulence; Turbulent Shear Stress
- Reynolds Shear StressThe Turbulent Velocity Profile; Measuring u*; Sweeps and Bursts; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 7 BOUNDARY LAYERS II Dynamic Layers; Boundary-Layer Thickness Defined; Thickness of Dynamic Laminar Boundary Layers; Shear Stress in Dynamic Laminar Boundary Layers; Mass Transport; The Dynamic Laminar Velocity Profile; Dynamic Turbulent Boundary Layers; Mass Flux in Turbulent Boundary Layers; Oscillating Flow; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 8 FLUID-DYNAMIC FORCES I Introduction and Low-Reynolds-Number Flows; Drag at Low Reynolds Number
- Low-Re Ecomechanics: Sensory Ecology and Predator-Prey InteractionsConcepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 9 FLUID-DYNAMIC FORCES II High Reynolds Numbers; Forces; Force Coefficients; Rules of Thumb; Ecomechanical Examples; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 10 LOCOMOTION; The Physics of Locomotion; Sources of Power: The Motors; Drifting: Passive Locomotion; Crawling: Adhesive Locomotion; Burrowing; Walking and Running; Wheels; Swimming; Gliding Flight; Flapping Flight; Speed and Power of Transport: A Summary; Cost of Transport; Climbing and Jumping; Locomotion in Context
- Isbn
- 9781400873951
- Label
- Ecological mechanics : principles of life's physical interactions
- Title
- Ecological mechanics
- Title remainder
- principles of life's physical interactions
- Statement of responsibility
- Mark Denny
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- IDEBK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Denny, Mark W.
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- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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- Biophysics
- Biomechanics
- Ecology
- SCIENCE
- SCIENCE
- Biomechanics
- Biophysics
- Ecology
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology
- Biophysical Phenomena
- Biomechanical Phenomena
- Environment
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- Ecological mechanics : principles of life's physical interactions, Mark Denny
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- txt
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- Contents
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- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 ECOLOGICAL MECHANICS An Introduction; Mechanics and Ecology Combined: Coral Reefs; Response Functions; Transport Phenomena; What's in a Name?; What's Left Out; A Road Map; Online Supplements; A Note on Notation; Part I Basic Concepts; Chapter 2 BASIC PHYSICS AND MATH; Location; Dimensions and Units of Measure; Converting Units; Trigonometry; Translation; Translational Velocity; Translational Acceleration; Rotation; Force and Translational Acceleration
- Moment and Rotational AccelerationMomentum; Pressure; Buoyancy; Energy; Conservation of Energy; Friction; Power; Summary; Chapter 3 RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; Concepts and Terminology; Monotonic Functions; Peaks and Valleys: Unimodal Response Functions; Complications; Jensen's Inequality: The Fallacy of the Average; Linear versus Nonlinear; The Effects of Nonlinearity; Concepts and Conclusions; Part II The Mechanics of Transport; Chapter 4 DIFFUSION Random Motion and its Consequences; Rules of a Random Walk; Average Position; Dispersion: The Variance of Position; The Diffusion Coefficient
- What Drives Random Walks?Fick's Equation; The Maximum Size of Phytoplankton; Concepts and Conclusions; Chapter 5 AN INTRODUCTION TO FLUID MECHANICS; Shear; What Is a Fluid?; Liquids and Gases; Dynamic Viscosity; Viscous Friction; Reynolds Number; Conservation of Mass and Volume; Streamlines; Conservation of Energy: Bernoulli's Principle; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 6 BOUNDARY LAYERS I Equilibrium Layers; Basic Concepts; Laminar Boundary Layers: An Introduction; Moment and Rotation; Turbulent Boundary Layers: An Introduction; The Onset of Turbulence; Turbulent Shear Stress
- Reynolds Shear StressThe Turbulent Velocity Profile; Measuring u*; Sweeps and Bursts; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 7 BOUNDARY LAYERS II Dynamic Layers; Boundary-Layer Thickness Defined; Thickness of Dynamic Laminar Boundary Layers; Shear Stress in Dynamic Laminar Boundary Layers; Mass Transport; The Dynamic Laminar Velocity Profile; Dynamic Turbulent Boundary Layers; Mass Flux in Turbulent Boundary Layers; Oscillating Flow; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 8 FLUID-DYNAMIC FORCES I Introduction and Low-Reynolds-Number Flows; Drag at Low Reynolds Number
- Low-Re Ecomechanics: Sensory Ecology and Predator-Prey InteractionsConcepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 9 FLUID-DYNAMIC FORCES II High Reynolds Numbers; Forces; Force Coefficients; Rules of Thumb; Ecomechanical Examples; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 10 LOCOMOTION; The Physics of Locomotion; Sources of Power: The Motors; Drifting: Passive Locomotion; Crawling: Adhesive Locomotion; Burrowing; Walking and Running; Wheels; Swimming; Gliding Flight; Flapping Flight; Speed and Power of Transport: A Summary; Cost of Transport; Climbing and Jumping; Locomotion in Context
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- ocn930489388
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- 1 online resource
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- Isbn
- 9781400873951
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- c
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- JSTOR
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- 875716
- 22573/ctvc61v8s
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)930489388
- Label
- Ecological mechanics : principles of life's physical interactions, Mark Denny
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 ECOLOGICAL MECHANICS An Introduction; Mechanics and Ecology Combined: Coral Reefs; Response Functions; Transport Phenomena; What's in a Name?; What's Left Out; A Road Map; Online Supplements; A Note on Notation; Part I Basic Concepts; Chapter 2 BASIC PHYSICS AND MATH; Location; Dimensions and Units of Measure; Converting Units; Trigonometry; Translation; Translational Velocity; Translational Acceleration; Rotation; Force and Translational Acceleration
- Moment and Rotational AccelerationMomentum; Pressure; Buoyancy; Energy; Conservation of Energy; Friction; Power; Summary; Chapter 3 RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; Concepts and Terminology; Monotonic Functions; Peaks and Valleys: Unimodal Response Functions; Complications; Jensen's Inequality: The Fallacy of the Average; Linear versus Nonlinear; The Effects of Nonlinearity; Concepts and Conclusions; Part II The Mechanics of Transport; Chapter 4 DIFFUSION Random Motion and its Consequences; Rules of a Random Walk; Average Position; Dispersion: The Variance of Position; The Diffusion Coefficient
- What Drives Random Walks?Fick's Equation; The Maximum Size of Phytoplankton; Concepts and Conclusions; Chapter 5 AN INTRODUCTION TO FLUID MECHANICS; Shear; What Is a Fluid?; Liquids and Gases; Dynamic Viscosity; Viscous Friction; Reynolds Number; Conservation of Mass and Volume; Streamlines; Conservation of Energy: Bernoulli's Principle; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 6 BOUNDARY LAYERS I Equilibrium Layers; Basic Concepts; Laminar Boundary Layers: An Introduction; Moment and Rotation; Turbulent Boundary Layers: An Introduction; The Onset of Turbulence; Turbulent Shear Stress
- Reynolds Shear StressThe Turbulent Velocity Profile; Measuring u*; Sweeps and Bursts; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 7 BOUNDARY LAYERS II Dynamic Layers; Boundary-Layer Thickness Defined; Thickness of Dynamic Laminar Boundary Layers; Shear Stress in Dynamic Laminar Boundary Layers; Mass Transport; The Dynamic Laminar Velocity Profile; Dynamic Turbulent Boundary Layers; Mass Flux in Turbulent Boundary Layers; Oscillating Flow; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 8 FLUID-DYNAMIC FORCES I Introduction and Low-Reynolds-Number Flows; Drag at Low Reynolds Number
- Low-Re Ecomechanics: Sensory Ecology and Predator-Prey InteractionsConcepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 9 FLUID-DYNAMIC FORCES II High Reynolds Numbers; Forces; Force Coefficients; Rules of Thumb; Ecomechanical Examples; Concepts, Conclusions, and Caveats; Chapter 10 LOCOMOTION; The Physics of Locomotion; Sources of Power: The Motors; Drifting: Passive Locomotion; Crawling: Adhesive Locomotion; Burrowing; Walking and Running; Wheels; Swimming; Gliding Flight; Flapping Flight; Speed and Power of Transport: A Summary; Cost of Transport; Climbing and Jumping; Locomotion in Context
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- 1 online resource
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- Isbn
- 9781400873951
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 875716
- 22573/ctvc61v8s
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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