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Insects and Ecosystem Function
Edited by Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Siemann, Evan
Springer Verlag
July 2004
Hardcover XXI, 413 pp, 50 illus ISBN 3540216723
£162.00
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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.
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