Multitrophic Level Interactions
Contributors: Teja Tscharntke (Editor); Bradford A. Hawkins (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 8, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780521791106
Subjects: Ecological science, the Biosphere; Science; Ecology; Science/Mathematics; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Life Sciences - Ecology; Science / Biology; Multitrophic interactions (Eco; Multitrophic interactions (Ecology)
First sentence: Terrestrial ecosystems are characterized by a huge diversity of species and a corresponding diversity of interactions between these species, but community ecology has historically been dominated by interactions between two trophic levels: in particular, plant-herbivore and predator-prey interactions.