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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298436303321

Titolo

Ecological Networks in the Tropics : An Integrative Overview of Species Interactions from Some of the Most Species-Rich Habitats on Earth / / edited by Wesley Dáttilo, Victor Rico-Gray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-68228-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

333.950913

Soggetti

Biotic communities

Conservation biology

Ecology

Biodiversity

Community & Population Ecology

Conservation Biology/Ecology

Ecosystems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The history of ecological networks -- 2. Tropical biodiversity: The importance of biotic interactions for its origin, maintenance, function and conservation -- 3. The structure of ecological networks -- 4. Ecology and evolution of species-rich interaction networks -- 5.The complex ant-plant relationship within tropical ecological networks -- 6. Plant-pollinator networks in the tropics: a review -- 7. Tropical seed dispersal networks: emerging patterns, biases and keystone species traits -- 8. Plant-herbivore networks in the tropics  -- 9. Host-parasite networks: an integrative overview with tropical examples -- 10. Interaction networks in tropical reefs -- 11. Ecological networks in changing tropics -- 12. The future of ecological networks in the Tropics.

Sommario/riassunto

Based on graph theory studies this book seeks to understand how tropical species interact with each other and how these interactions are



affected by perturbations in some of the most species-rich habitats on earth. Due to the great diversity of species and interactions in the tropics, this book addresses a wide range of current and future issues with empirical examples and complete revisions on different types of ecological networks: from mutualisms to antagonisms. The goal of this publication is not to be only for researchers but also for undergraduates in different areas of knowledge, and also to serve as a reference text for graduate-level courses mainly in the life sciences.