LEADER 04055nam 22006852 450 001 9910449880803321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-11979-0 010 $a1-280-42953-4 010 $a9786610429530 010 $a0-511-17386-5 010 $a0-511-01770-7 010 $a0-511-15312-0 010 $a0-511-30336-X 010 $a0-511-54210-0 010 $a0-511-04985-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000003026 035 $a(EBL)201423 035 $a(OCoLC)559407230 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000156624 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11170526 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000156624 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10129376 035 $a(PQKB)11343936 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511542107 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC201423 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL201423 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5002302 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL42953 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000003026 100 $a20090505d2000|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFood webs and container habitats $ethe natural history and ecology of phytotelmata /$fR.L. Kitching$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 431 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-12000-4 311 $a0-521-77316-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- Pt. I. The container flora, fauna and environment -- 2. The container flora -- 3. The container fauna -- 4. The phytotelm environment -- Pt. II. Methods and theories -- 5. The construction and quantification of food webs -- 6. Processes structuring food webs -- Pt. III. Patterns in phytotelm food webs -- 7. Food-web variation across geographical regions -- 8. Food-web variation within a continent: the communities of tree holes from Tasmania to Cape Tribulation -- 9. Food-web variation at smaller spatial scales: regional and local variation in tree-hole and Nepenthes webs -- 10. The role of the host plant -- 11. Variation through time: seasonality, invasion and reassembly, succession -- Pt. IV. Processes structuring food webs -- 12. Competition and predation -- basic forces structuring the community? -- 13. Stochasticism and determinism: processes structuring food webs in phytotelmata -- Pt. V. Synthesis -- 14. A food-web templet -- Annexe: The phytotelm bestiary. 330 $aThe animal communities in plant-held water bodies, such as tree holes and pitcher plants, have become models for food-web studies. In this book, Professor Kitching introduces us to these fascinating miniature worlds and demonstrates how they can be used to tackle some of the major questions in community ecology. Based on thirty years' research in many parts of the world, this work presents much previously unpublished information, in addition to summarising over a hundred years of natural history observations by others. The book covers many aspects of the theory of food-web formation and maintenance presented with field-collected information on tree holes, bromeliads, pitcher plants, bamboo containers and the axils of fleshy plants. It is a unique introduction for the field naturalist and a stimulating source treatment for graduate students and professionals working in the fields of tropical and other forest ecology, as well as entomology. 517 3 $aFood Webs & Container Habitats 606 $aAquatic ecology 606 $aAquatic habitats 606 $aFood chains (Ecology) 615 0$aAquatic ecology. 615 0$aAquatic habitats. 615 0$aFood chains (Ecology) 676 $a577.6 700 $aKitching$b R. L$g(Roger Laurence),$f1945-$01042514 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449880803321 996 $aFood webs and container habitats$92466790 997 $aUNINA