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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 173)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Insects and the Belowground System
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Plant-Insect Interactions and Ecosystem Processes
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Methods: Reducing, Enhancing and Simulating Insect Herbivory
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About this book
In the past two decades, an increasing number of ecologists have started to investigate the importance of biodiversity for ecological processes such as energy flow and nutrient cycling, often referred to as 'ecosystem functioning'. 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 is the first to summarize 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. In addition to providing concise reviews of the field, this volume discusses in detail the advantages and disadvantages of various techniques of manipulating insect herbivory. Thus, the text provides both a theoretical basis as well as practical advice for future manipulative studies of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"The authors of this book have identified an important and novel area of research … . I would recommend this book for students and researchers who wish to be introduced to the current research and future ideas regarding above and below ground insect herbivory, and the effect on plant community ecology, plant productivity and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems." (Riccardo Bommmarco, Basic and Applied Ecology, Issue 8, 2007)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Insects and Ecosystem Function
Editors: Wolfgang W. Weisser, Evan Siemann
Series Title: Ecological Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74004-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-21672-8Published: 26 July 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-74003-2Published: 10 November 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-74004-9Published: 05 June 2013
Series ISSN: 0070-8356
Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 415
Topics: Animal Ecology, Plant Ecology, Invertebrates, Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Community & Population Ecology