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The interactions and properties in the aerosphere, the zone that is closest to the Earth's surface, provide selective pressures that influence the size and shape of organisms, their behavioral, sensory, metabolic, and respiratory functions.
Mar 24, 2018 · The aerosphere is a fluid and rapidly evolving medium, which provides habitat for an abundance of organisms. The evolution of life on earth is replete with examples of key adaptations that enable all forms of life to use the atmosphere to move in ways that are simply impossible otherwise.
- Phillip B. Chilson, Winifred F. Frick, Jeffrey F. Kelly, Felix Liechti
- 2017
May 21, 2008 · In an ecological context, the Earth's lower atmosphere or troposphere has long been considered an important functional component of the biosphere through the exchange of nutrients, water, and gases in the form of local, regional, and global climate variation and biogeochemical cycles.
- Thomas H. Kunz, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Nickolay I. Hristov, Jason W. Horn, Gareth Jones, Elisabeth K....
- 2007
- Radar Aeroecology
- Thermal Imaging
- Tracking Individuals
Remote-sensing tools offer opportunities for investigating ecological processes at spatial and temporal scales that have traditionally thwarted authoritative understanding of ecological dynamics in the aerosphere. The capacity of radars to detect biological scatterers in the aerosphere has been known for over 60 years (Lack and Varley 1945), and mu...
Since the initial development of commercial handheld thermal infrared cameras in the 1980s, ecologists have used thermal cameras as an approach to understanding ecophysiology (e.g., Reichard et al. 2010). Many studies have shown that thermal infrared cameras can provide information about metabolic rates, thermal regulation, and water loss. While th...
A full understanding of the aggregate phenomena observable by radar and thermal imaging must take into account the motivation and constraints that influence the behavior of individual animals. We must, therefore, give some attention to the activities of the individual to understand the mechanisms that give rise to the emergent properties of groups ...
Mar 24, 2018 · The aerosphere is not only used for short flights; many species spend days or even months exclusively airborne. They take advantage of thermic conditions and forage while riding on the wind, such as the petrels.
- Susanne Jenni-Eiermann, Robert B. Srygley
- 2017
Jun 18, 2008 · Diverse aspects of the biology of flight may be better understood with reference to an aeroecological approach, particularly the mechanics and energetics of flight, the sensing of aerial flows, and the motor control of flight.
All living organisms share several key characteristics or functions: order, sensitivity or response to the environment, reproduction, adaptation, growth and development, homeostasis, energy processing, and evolution. When viewed together, these characteristics serve to define life.
