Multitrophic Level Interactions

ISBN-13: 9780521791106 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 284 str.

Teja Tscharntke; Teja Tscharntke; Bradford A. Hawkins

Opis

The multitrophic level approach to ecology addresses the complexity of food webs much more realistically than the traditional focus on simple systems and interactions. Only in the last twenty years have ecologists become interested in the nature of more complex systems including tritrophic interactions between plants, herbivores, and natural enemies. These interactions are explored in this exciting new volume by expert researchers from a variety of ecological fields. This book provides a much-needed synthesis of multitrophic level interactions and serves as a guide for future research for ecologists of all descriptions.

Recenzje

"Well written and edited...a powerful guide for the next generation of food web studies, in both pure and applied ecology. This book is an interesting, updated review opening many questions about the role of complexity in food webs and I recommend its reading to both graduate students and researchers interested in the ecology and evolution of biotic interactions." Ecoscience

Spis treści

1. Multitrophic level interactions - an introduction T. Tscharntke and B. A. Hawkins; 2. Plant genetic variation in tritrophic interactions J. D. Hare; 3. Multitrophic/multi-species mutualistic interactions: the role of non-mutualists in shaping and mediating mutualisms J. L. Bronstein and P. Barbosa; 4. Tritrophic interactions in tropical and temperate communities L. A. Dyer and P. D. Coley; 5. Endophytic fungi and interactions amongst host plant, herbivores and natural enemies S. H. Faeth and T. L. Bultman; 6. Multitrophic interactions in space: metacommunity dynamics in fragmented landscapes S. van Nouhuys and I. Hanski; 7. The chemical ecology of plant-caterpillar-parasitoid interactions T. C. J. Turlings, S. Gouinguené, T. Degan and M. E. Fritzsche-Hoballah; 8. Canopy architecture and multitrophic interactions J. Casas and I. Djemai; 9. Tritrophic below- and above-ground interactions in succession V. K. Brown and A. C. Gange; 10. Multitrophic interactions in decomposer food webs S. Scheu and H. Setälä; Index.