Insects and ecosystem function /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Weisser, W. W. (Wolfgang W.) (Editor ), Siemann, E. (Evan) (Editor )
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2004.
Colección:Ecological studies ; v. 173.
Materias:
Ecología de insectos.
Acceso en línea:Table of contents only
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The various effects of insects on ecosystem functioning / W.W. Weisser and E. Siemann
  • Insect herbivores, nutrient cycling and plant productivity / S.E. Hartley and T.H. Jones
  • Indirect effects of invertebrate herbivory on the decomposer subsystem / D.A. Wardle and R.D. Bardgett
  • Biotic interactions in the rhizosphere : effects on plant growth and herbivore development / M. Bonkowski and S. Scheu
  • Belowground herbivores and ecosystem processes / G.J. Masters
  • Bottom-up effects and feedbacks in simple and diverse experimental grassland communities / J. Joshi ... [et al.]
  • The potential of phytophagous insects in restoring invaded ecosystems : examples from biological weed control / H. Zwölfer and H. Zimmermann
  • Plant-insect-pathogen interactions on local and regional scales / A. Kruess ... [et al.]
  • Food web interactions and ecosystem processes / A. Janssen and M.W. Sabelis
  • A general rule for predicting when insects will have strong top-down effects on plant communities : on the relationship between insect outbreaks and host concentration / W.P. Carson, J. Patrick Cronin and Z.T. Long
  • The ecology driving nutrient fluxes in forests / B. Stadler, E. Mühlenberg and B. Michalzik
  • Simulating herbivory : problems and possibilities / J. Hjältén
  • The use and usefulness of artificial herbivory in plant-herbivore studies / K. Lehtilä and E. Boalt
  • From mesocosms to the field : the role and value of cage experiments in understanding top-down effects in ecosystems / O.J. Schmitz
  • Reducing herbivory using insecticides / E. Siemann ... [et al.]
  • The role of herbivores in exotic plant invasions : insights using a combination of methods to enhance or reduce herbivory / W.E. Rogers and E. Siemann
  • Herbivore-specific transcriptional responses and their research potential for ecosystem studies / C. Voelckel and I.T. Baldwin
  • Testing the role of insects in ecosystem functioning / E. Siemann and W.W. Weisser.

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