Food Webs and Container Habitats: The Natural History and Ecology of PhytotelmataCambridge University Press, 3 aug 2000 - 431 pagina's The animal communities in plant-held water bodies, such as tree holes and pitcher plants, have become models for food-web studies. In this book, Professor Kitching introduces us to these fascinating miniature worlds and demonstrates how they can be used to tackle some of the major questions in community ecology. Based on thirty years' research in many parts of the world, this work presents much previously unpublished information, in addition to summarising over a hundred years of natural history observations by others. The book covers many aspects of the theory of food-web formation and maintenance presented with field-collected information on tree holes, bromeliads, pitcher plants, bamboo containers and the axils of fleshy plants. It is a unique introduction for the field naturalist and a stimulating source treatment for graduate students and professionals working in the fields of tropical and other forest ecology, as well as entomology. |
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abundance addition Aedes America analyses animals appear aquatic associated Australia bamboo Beaver bracts bromeliads Chapter collected competition complex connectance container described detritus Diptera discussed distribution Ecology encountered environment examined exist fauna feeding Figure food webs forest four further genus Guinea habitat unit Hypothesis important indicated inhabitants insects interaction Journal Kitching known larvae latitude Leaf axil less levels locations mean measured mosquito natural Nepenthes North northern number of species observed occur organisms particular patterns period phytotelm phytotelmata pitcher plants population predators predatory Prediction present prey processes productivity rainforest range recorded reflect region relationship relatively represent resource samples saprophages scale seasonality selected significant similar situations spatial species statistics structure studies Table Toxorhynchites tree-hole trophic types values variables variation water bodies water-filled tree holes