عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
3662052598
(Number (ISBN
9783662052594
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b567001
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a Case Study on Atta colombica in the Tropical Rainforest of Panama
First Statement of Responsibility
by Rainer Wirth, Hubert Herz, Ronald J. Ryel, Wolfram Beyschlag, Bert Hölldobler.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Berlin, Heidelberg
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(xv, 233 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 164.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
About this Book --; The Natural History of Leaf-Cutting Ants --; The Study Area --; Barro Colorado Island --; Species Composition of the Forest --; Forest Light Regimes --; Canopy Structure of the Forest --; Colony Dynamics --; Harvest Dynamics --; The Trail System --; Host Plant Selection --; Herbivory Rates --; Herbivory and Light --; Seed Dispersal by Leaf-Cutting Ants --; Nutrient Cycling and Water Relations --; Conclusions: Ecosystem Perspectives --; References --; Subject Index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Plant-animal interactions have become a focus of ecological research, with the processes of herbivory being of special interest. This volume examines the interactions of leaf-cutting ants with the rainforest vegetation on Barro Colorado Islands in Central America. It is the synthesis of field research on multiple scales extending over a period of several years. This work can serve as a model study summarizing and extending knowledge about herbivorous insect-plant relationships, and the resulting consequences on structural and functional features of tropical ecosystems. The text is an invaluable reference for researchers and land managers working in the fields of plant-animal interactions, herbivory, community ecology and biodiversity.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Animal ecology.
Life sciences.
Plant ecology.
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
by Rainer Wirth, Hubert Herz, Ronald J. Ryel, Wolfram Beyschlag, Bert Hölldobler.
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Bert Hölldobler
Hubert Herz
Rainer Wirth
Ronald J Ryel
Wolfram Beyschlag
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
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