W.W. Weisser,
Evan Siemann
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1e druk, 2007
9783540740032
Insects and Ecosystem Function
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Paperback, 415 blz.
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Engels
Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
1e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9783540740032
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Ecological Studies
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Insects are a dominant component of biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems and play a key role in mediating the relationship between plants and ecosystem processes. This volume examines their effects on ecosystem functioning, focusing mainly, but not exclusively, on herbivorous insects. Renowned authors with extensive experience in the field of plant-insect interactions, contribute to the volume using examples from their own work.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9783540740032
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:415
Uitgever:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Druk:1
Serie:Ecological Studies
Inhoudsopgave
<P>1 The various effects of insects on ecosystem functioning </P>
<P>Wolfgang Weisser and Evan Siemann</P>
<P>2 Insect herbivores, nutrient cycling and plant productivity</P>
<P>Susan Hartley and Hefin Jones</P>
<P>3 Indirect effects of invertebrate herbivory on the decomposer subsystem</P>
<P>David Wardle and Richard Bardgett</P>
<P>4 Biotic interactions in the rhizosphere: effects on plant growth </P>
<P>and herbivore development</P>
<P>Michael Bonkowski and Stefan Scheu</P>
<P>5 Below-ground herbivores and ecosystem processes</P>
<P>Gregory J. Masters</P>
<P>6 Bottom-up effects and feed-backs in simple and diverse experimental grassland communities</P>
<P>Jasmin Joshi, Stuart J. Otway, Julia Koricheva, Andrea B. Pfisterer, Jörn Alphei, B. A. Roy, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Bernhard Schmid, Eva Spehn and Andrew Hector</P>
<P>7 The potential of phytophagous insects in restoring invaded ecosystems: examples from biological weed control</P>
<P>Helmut Zwölfer and Helmuth Zimmerman</P>
<P>8 Plant-insect-pathogen interactions on local and regional scales</P>
<P>Andreas Kruess, Sabine Eber, Stephanie Kluth and Teja Tscharntke</P>
<P>9 Food web interactions and ecosystem processes </P>
<P>Arne Janssen and Maurice W. Sabelis</P>
<P>10 The role of outbreaking insects in plant community dynamics</P>
<P>Walter Carson, J. Patrick Cronin and Zachary T. Long</P>
<P>11 The ecology driving nutrient fluxes in forests</P>
<P>Bernhard Stadler, Eva Mühlenberg and Beate Michalzik</P>
<P>12 Simulating herbivory: problems and possibilities </P>
<P>Joakim Hjältén</P>
<P>13 The use and usefulness of artificial herbivory in plant-herbivore studies</P>
<P>Kari Lehtilä and Elin Boalt</P>
<P>14 From mesocosms to the field: the role and value of cage experiments in understanding top-down effects in ecosystems </P>
<P>Oswald J. Schmitz</P>
<P>15 Reducing herbivory using insecticides</P>
<P>Evan Siemann, Walt P Carson, William E. Rogers and Wolfgang W. Weisser</P>
<P>16 The role of herbivores in alien plant invasions: insights using a combination of methods to enhance or reduce herbivory</P>
<P>William Rogers and Evan Siemann</P>
<P>17 Herbivore-specific transcriptional responses and their research potential for ecosystem studies</P>
<P>Claudia Voelckel and Ian T. Baldwin</P>
<P>18 Testing the role of insects for ecosystem functioning</P>
<P>Evan Siemann and Wolfgang Weisser</P>
<P>Wolfgang Weisser and Evan Siemann</P>
<P>2 Insect herbivores, nutrient cycling and plant productivity</P>
<P>Susan Hartley and Hefin Jones</P>
<P>3 Indirect effects of invertebrate herbivory on the decomposer subsystem</P>
<P>David Wardle and Richard Bardgett</P>
<P>4 Biotic interactions in the rhizosphere: effects on plant growth </P>
<P>and herbivore development</P>
<P>Michael Bonkowski and Stefan Scheu</P>
<P>5 Below-ground herbivores and ecosystem processes</P>
<P>Gregory J. Masters</P>
<P>6 Bottom-up effects and feed-backs in simple and diverse experimental grassland communities</P>
<P>Jasmin Joshi, Stuart J. Otway, Julia Koricheva, Andrea B. Pfisterer, Jörn Alphei, B. A. Roy, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Bernhard Schmid, Eva Spehn and Andrew Hector</P>
<P>7 The potential of phytophagous insects in restoring invaded ecosystems: examples from biological weed control</P>
<P>Helmut Zwölfer and Helmuth Zimmerman</P>
<P>8 Plant-insect-pathogen interactions on local and regional scales</P>
<P>Andreas Kruess, Sabine Eber, Stephanie Kluth and Teja Tscharntke</P>
<P>9 Food web interactions and ecosystem processes </P>
<P>Arne Janssen and Maurice W. Sabelis</P>
<P>10 The role of outbreaking insects in plant community dynamics</P>
<P>Walter Carson, J. Patrick Cronin and Zachary T. Long</P>
<P>11 The ecology driving nutrient fluxes in forests</P>
<P>Bernhard Stadler, Eva Mühlenberg and Beate Michalzik</P>
<P>12 Simulating herbivory: problems and possibilities </P>
<P>Joakim Hjältén</P>
<P>13 The use and usefulness of artificial herbivory in plant-herbivore studies</P>
<P>Kari Lehtilä and Elin Boalt</P>
<P>14 From mesocosms to the field: the role and value of cage experiments in understanding top-down effects in ecosystems </P>
<P>Oswald J. Schmitz</P>
<P>15 Reducing herbivory using insecticides</P>
<P>Evan Siemann, Walt P Carson, William E. Rogers and Wolfgang W. Weisser</P>
<P>16 The role of herbivores in alien plant invasions: insights using a combination of methods to enhance or reduce herbivory</P>
<P>William Rogers and Evan Siemann</P>
<P>17 Herbivore-specific transcriptional responses and their research potential for ecosystem studies</P>
<P>Claudia Voelckel and Ian T. Baldwin</P>
<P>18 Testing the role of insects for ecosystem functioning</P>
<P>Evan Siemann and Wolfgang Weisser</P>