Biotic Interactions in the Tropics : Their Role in the Maintenance of Species Diversity Paperback / softback
Edited by David (University of Aberdeen) Burslem, Michelle (University of Aberdeen) Pinard, Sue (University of Sussex) Hartley
Part of the Ecological Reviews series
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Tropical ecosystems house a significant proportion of global biodiversity.
To understand how these ecosystems function we need to appreciate not only what plants, animals and microbes they contain, but also how they interact with each other.
This volume, first published in 2005, synthesises the state of knowledge in this area, with chapters providing reviews or case studies drawn from research conducted in both Old and New World tropics and including biotic interactions among taxa at all trophic levels.
In most chapters plants (typically trees) are the starting point, but, taken together, the chapters consider interactions of plants with other plants, with micro-organisms and with animals, and the inter-relationships of human-induced disturbance with interactions among species.
An underlying theme of the volume is the attempt to understand the maintenance of high diversity in tropical regions, which remains one of the most significant unexplained observations in ecological studies.
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- Pages:580 pages, 7 Halftones, unspecified; 78 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/09/2005
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- ISBN:9780521609852
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:580 pages, 7 Halftones, unspecified; 78 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/09/2005
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- ISBN:9780521609852