Trophic and Guild Interactions in Biological Control

1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-90-481-7189-7
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 249 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 421 g

Reihe: Progress in Biological Control

This volume explores modern concepts of trophic and guild interactions among natural enemies in natural and agricultural ecosystems - a field that has become a hot topic in ecology and biological control over the past decade. It is the first book on trophic and guild interactions to make the link to biological control, and is compiled by internationally recognized scientists who have combined their expertise.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boivin, Guy

Brodeur, Jacques

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenpathologie, Pflanzenkrankheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Influence of Intraguild Predation on the Suppression of a Shared Prey Population: An Empirical Reassessment.- Intraguild Predation Usually does not Disrupt Biological Control.- Multiple Predator Interactions and Food-Web Connectance: Implications for Biological Control.- Inter-Guild Influences on Intra-Guild Predation in Plant-Feeding Omnivores.- Trophic and Guild Interactions and the Influence of Multiple Species on Disease.- Intra- and Interspecific Interactions among Parasitoids: Mechanisms, Outcomes and Biological Control.- Indirect Effects, Apparent Competition and Biological Control.- Ant-Hemipteran Mutualisms: Keystone Interactions that Alter Food Web Dynamics and Influence Plant Fitness.- Interspecific Competition among Natural Enemies and Single Versus Multiple Introductions in Biological Control.- Experimental Approaches to Understanding the Relationship Between Predator Biodiversity and Biological Control.

Über Autor(innen)

Jacques Brodeur is professor of ecology and entomology at the Université de Montreal and chair of the Canada research chair in biocontrol. Guy Boivin is a research scientist for Agriculture and Agrifood Canada and adjunct professor at McGill University. They are both actively involved in research on insect natural enemies and biological control.