Root feeders : an ecosystem perspective /

This book is based on presentations at the workshop ("Integrative approaches for the investigation of root herbivory in agricultural and natural systems"), providing an overview of root-feeding invertebrates. It aims to bring a range of viewpoints and approaches 'under one roof',...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Integrative approaches for the investigation of root herbivory in agricultural and natural systems
Other Authors:	Johnson, Scott N. (Editor), Murray, Philip J. (Editor)
Format:	Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2008.
Subjects:	Insect nematodes > Ecology. Roots (Botany) > Ecology. Animal Ecology. Meteorology and Climate. Plant Pests, (New March 2000) Climatic change. Insect pests. Insects. Nematoda. Plant parasitic nematodes. Plant pests. Roots. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Root Feeders : An Ecosystem Perspective / S.N. Johnson and P.J. Murray
Methods for Studying Root Herbivory / L.A. Dawson and R.A. Byers
New Experimental Techniques for Studying Root Herbivores / R.W. Mankin, S.N. Johnson, D.V. Grinev and P.J. Gregory
Root Herbivory in Agricultural Ecosystems / R.P. Blackshaw and B.R. Kerry
Root Herbivory in Grassland Ecosystems / T.R. Seastedt and P.J. Murray
Root Herbivory in Forest Ecosystems / M.D. Hunter
Grape Phylloxera : An Overview / K.S. Powell
Using Biocontrol Against Root-feeding Pests, with Particular Reference to Sitona Root Weevils / S.L. Goldson and P.J. Gerard
Invasive Root-feeding Insects in Natural Forest Ecosystems of North America / D.R. Coyle, W.J. Mattson and K.F. Raffa
Linking Aboveground and Belowground Herbivory / S.N. Johnson, T.M. Bezemer and T.H. Jones
Root Feeders in Heterogeneous Systems : Foraging Responses and Trophic Interactions / G.N. Stevens, K.O. Spence and E.E. Lewis
Climate Change Impacts on Root Herbivores / J.T. Staley and S.N. Johnson.