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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446330903321

Titolo

Root feeders : an ecosystem perspective / / edited by Scott N. Johnson, Philip J. Murray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2008

ISBN

1-281-86297-5

9786611862978

1-84593-462-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonScott N

MurrayPhilip J

Disciplina

632/.7

Soggetti

Insect nematodes - Ecology

Roots (Botany) - Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Root Feeders - An Ecosystem Perspective; Part I: Techniques for Studying Root Feeders; Part II: Root Feeders in Context; Part III: Root Feeders in the Wider Ecosystem; Species Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Root feeders have been classified as agricultural pests but can be used as biological control agents against invasive species and can affect community dynamics of plants, soil micro-organisms and populations of above ground organisms. This book presents a review of knowledge on root herbivores and illustrates their importance within ecosystems.