Trophic ecology: bottom-up and top-down interactions across aquatic and terrestrial systems / edited by Torrance C. Hanley, Kimberley J. La Pierre

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List of contributors.. Preface.. Part I. Theory: 1. Theoretical perspectives on bottom-up and top-down interactions across ecosystems.. Part II. Ecosystems.. 2. The spatio-temporal dynamics of trophic control in large marine ecosystems.. 3. Top-down and bottom-up interactions in freshwater ecosystems: emerging complexities.. 4. Top-down and bottom-up interactions determine tree and herbaceous layer dynamics in savannah grasslands.. 5. Bottom-up and top-down forces shaping wooded ecosystems: lessons from a cross-biome comparison.. 6. Dynamic systems of exchange link trophic dynamics in freshwater and terrestrial food webs.. 7. Bottom-up and top-down interactions in coastal interface systems.. Part III. Patterns and Processes.. 8. Influence of plant defences and nutrients on trophic control of ecosystems.. 9. Interactive effects of plants, decomposers, herbivores, and predators on nutrient cycling.. 10. The role of bottom-up and top-down interactions in determining microbial and fungal diversity and function.. 11. The question of scale in trophic ecology.. 12. The role of species diversity in bottom-up and top-down interactions.. 13. Plant and herbivore evolution within the trophic sandwich.. 14. Bottom-up and top-down interactions across ecosystems in an era of global change.. Index

As researchers try to predict the effects of human modification at all trophic levels and mediate the impact of rapid environmental change, it has become clear it is no longer a matter of agreeing that both bottom-up and top-down forces play important roles in diverse ecosystems. Rather, the question is: how do these forces interact across aquatic and terrestrial systems? Written by leading experts in the field, this book presents a unique synthesis of trophic relationships within and across ecosystems that is a valuable foundation for the development of cross-system, multidisciplinary research. It also provides new insights into population biology and community ecology and examines the interactive effects of bottom-up and top-down forces on biodiversity at each trophic level. A one-stop resource for learning about bottom-up and top-down interactions, this book encourages discussion and collaboration among researchers to identify similarities and differences in trophic interactions across aquatic and terrestrial systems. eng