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Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants

Rainer Wirth,Hubert Herz,Ronald J. Ryel,Wolfram Beyschlag,Bert Hölldobler

Author : Rainer Wirth,Hubert Herz,Ronald J. Ryel,Wolfram Beyschlag,Bert Hölldobler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662052594

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Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants by Rainer Wirth,Hubert Herz,Ronald J. Ryel,Wolfram Beyschlag,Bert Hölldobler Pdf

Plant-animal interactions have become a focus of ecological research, with the processes of herbivory being of special interest. This volume examines the interactions of leaf-cutting ants with the rainforest vegetation on Barro Colorado Islands in Central America. It is the synthesis of field research on multiple scales extending over a period of several years. This work can serve as a model study summarizing and extending knowledge about herbivorous insect-plant relationships, and the resulting consequences on structural and functional features of tropical ecosystems. The text is an invaluable reference for researchers and land managers working in the fields of plant-animal interactions, herbivory, community ecology and biodiversity.

Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants

Rainer Wirth,Hubert Herz,Ronald J. Ryel,Wolfram Beyschlag,Bert Hölldobler

Author : Rainer Wirth,Hubert Herz,Ronald J. Ryel,Wolfram Beyschlag,Bert Hölldobler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540438963

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Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants by Rainer Wirth,Hubert Herz,Ronald J. Ryel,Wolfram Beyschlag,Bert Hölldobler Pdf

Plant-animal interactions have become a focus of ecological research, with the processes of herbivory being of special interest. This volume examines the interactions of leaf-cutting ants with the rainforest vegetation on Barro Colorado Islands in Central America. It is the synthesis of field research on multiple scales extending over a period of several years. This work can serve as a model study summarizing and extending knowledge about herbivorous insect-plant relationships, and the resulting consequences on structural and functional features of tropical ecosystems. The text is an invaluable reference for researchers and land managers working in the fields of plant-animal interactions, herbivory, community ecology and biodiversity.

Ant-Plant Interactions

Paulo S. Oliveira,Suzanne Koptur

Author : Paulo S. Oliveira,Suzanne Koptur
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107159754

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Ant-Plant Interactions by Paulo S. Oliveira,Suzanne Koptur Pdf

The first volume devoted to anthropogenic effects on interactions between ants and flowering plants, considered major parts of terrestrial ecosystems.

The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct

Bert Hölldobler,Edward O. Wilson

Author : Bert Hölldobler,Edward O. Wilson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393340877

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The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct by Bert Hölldobler,Edward O. Wilson Pdf

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of The Ants comes this dynamic and visually spectacular portrait of Earth's ultimate superorganism. The Leafcutter Ants is the most detailed and authoritative description of any ant species ever produced. With a text suitable for both a lay and a scientific audience, the book provides an unforgettable tour of Earth's most evolved animal societies. Each colony of leafcutters contains as many as five million workers, all the daughters of a single queen that can live over a decade. A gigantic nest can stretch thirty feet across, rise five feet or more above the ground, and consist of hundreds of chambers that reach twenty-five feet below the ground surface. Indeed, the leafcutters have parlayed their instinctive civilization into a virtual domination of forest, grassland, and cropland—from Louisiana to Patagonia. Inspired by a section of the authors' acclaimed The Superorganism, this brilliantly illustrated work provides the ultimate explanation of what a social order with a half-billion years of animal evolution has achieved.

Fire Ants And Leaf-cutting Ants

Clifford S. Lofgren

Author : Clifford S. Lofgren
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429691645

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Fire Ants And Leaf-cutting Ants by Clifford S. Lofgren Pdf

The 1985 Research Conference on Fire Ants and Leaf-Cutting Ants covered the most recent developments in research and control of these insect pests of the New World tropical and subtropical zones, the southern United States, South and Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. This volume contains chapters that discuss the history and economics, biology and ecology, behavior, pheromones and other semiochemicals, physiology, and biochemistry of fire ants and leaf-cutting ants, as well as current and future control strategies. The information provided illustrates past and present agricultural and medical problems associated with these pest ants; however, it also brings out the point that they may at times be beneficial. The chapters on basic aspects of the biology and ecology of the ants provide up-to-date information that is useful for a more complete understanding of their social behavior and the unique symbiotic relationship between leaf-cutting ants and their fungi. New approaches to control are illustrated by innovative research on anti-feedant chemicals from plants that prevent feeding by leaf-cutting ants. The present status of chemical baits and biocontrol is addressed, as well as the possibilities of future novel methods based on the use of anti-metabolites, insect hormones, behavior modifying substances, and species-specific toxic bait systems to create integrated pest management systems.

Ant-plant Interactions

Camilla R. Huxley,David Frederick Cutler

Author : Camilla R. Huxley,David Frederick Cutler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Ants
ISBN : 1383027390

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Ant-plant Interactions by Camilla R. Huxley,David Frederick Cutler Pdf

Presents current research on all types of ant-plant interactions, and concentrates on understanding these often complex relationships in evolutionary and ecological terms. The range of interactions varies from herbivory (leaf-cutter ants) to complex symbiosis.

The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions

Victor Rico-Gray,Paulo S. Oliveira

Author : Victor Rico-Gray,Paulo S. Oliveira
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226713540

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The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions by Victor Rico-Gray,Paulo S. Oliveira Pdf

Ants are probably the most dominant insect group on Earth, representing ten to fifteen percent of animal biomass in terrestrial ecosystems. Flowering plants, meanwhile, owe their evolutionary success to an array of interspecific interactions—such as pollination, seed dispersal, and herbivory—that have helped to shape their great diversity. The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions brings together findings from the scientific literature on the coevolution of ants and plants to provide a better understanding of the unparalleled success of these two remarkable groups, of interspecific interactions in general, and ultimately of terrestrial biological communities. The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions synthesizes the dynamics of ant-plant interactions, including the sources of variation in their outcomes. Victor Rico-Gray and Paulo S. Oliveira capture both the emerging appreciation of the importance of these interactions within ecosystems and the developing approaches that place studies of these interactions into a broader ecological and evolutionary context. The collaboration of two internationally renowned scientists, The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions will become a standard reference for understanding the complex interactions between these two taxa.

Costa Rican Ecosystems

Maarten Kappelle

Author : Maarten Kappelle
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 798 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226121642

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Costa Rican Ecosystems by Maarten Kappelle Pdf

In the more than thirty years since the publication of Daniel H. Janzen’s classic Costa Rican Natural History, research in this small but astonishingly biodiverse, well-preserved, and well-studied Latin American nation has evolved from a species-level approach to the study of entire ecosystems. And from the lowland dry forests of Guanacaste to the montane cloud forests of Monteverde, from the seasonal forests of the Central Valley to the coastal species assemblages of Tortuguero, Costa Rica has proven to be as richly diverse in ecosystems as it is in species. In Costa Rican Ecosystems, Maarten Kappelle brings together a collection of the world’s foremost experts on Costa Rican ecology—outstanding scientists such as Daniel H. Janzen, Jorge Cortés, Jorge A. Jiménez, Sally P. Horn, Robert O. Lawton, Quírico Jiménez M., Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, Catherine M. Pringle, and Eduardo Carrillo J., among others—to offer the first comprehensive account of the diversity, structure, function, uses, and conservation of Costa Rica’s ecosystems. Featuring a foreword and introductory remarks by two renowned leaders in biodiversity science and ecological conservation, Thomas E. Lovejoy and Rodrigo Gámez Lobo, in addition to chapters highlighting the geology, soils, and climate of Costa Rica, as well as the ecosystems of its terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats, and including previously unpublished information on Isla del Coco, this beautiful color-illustrated book will be an essential reference for academic scientists, students, natural history guides, conservationists, educators, park guards, and visitors alike.

Progress in Botany 69

Ulrich Lüttge,Wolfram Beyschlag,Jin Murata

Author : Ulrich Lüttge,Wolfram Beyschlag,Jin Murata
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540729549

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Progress in Botany 69 by Ulrich Lüttge,Wolfram Beyschlag,Jin Murata Pdf

With one volume published each year, this series keeps scientists and students current with the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. This present volume includes insightful reviews covering genetics, cell biology, physiology, comparative morphology, systematics, ecology, and vegetation science.

All Flesh Is Grass

Joseph Seckbach,Zvy Dubinsky

Author : Joseph Seckbach,Zvy Dubinsky
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048193165

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All Flesh Is Grass by Joseph Seckbach,Zvy Dubinsky Pdf

This new book takes us through a journey from early life to modern agriculture. The thirty eight authors present current studies on the interrelation of plants-animals. This topic has always fascinated man, as evidenced even by the first chapters of Genesis. The world of aqueous and terrestrial fauna appeared on early earth only after the flora covered the areas with the green pigmentation. Almost all life depends upon sunlight via the photosynthesis of the botanical world. We read abut the harnessing of bee pollination of crops to make it an essential component of modern agriculture endeavor. Some plants seduce insects for pollination by their appearance (e.g., disguised orchids entice visitors); there is the production of sweet nectar as a bribe in flowers to attract bees, butterflies, and honey-sucking birds. A particular outstanding phenomena are the carnivorous plants that have developed trapping and digesting systems of insects and higher animals.

How Life Increases Biodiversity

David Seaborg

Author : David Seaborg
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780429802102

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How Life Increases Biodiversity by David Seaborg Pdf

This book argues that organisms and their interactions create and maximize biodiversity. The evidence for this autocatalytic hypothesis has been collated and integrated into this provocative argument. Natural selection favors the increase of biodiversity. Organisms can be causative agents contributing to major macroevolutionary transitions. Species tend to have a net positive effect on biodiversity. All species are ecosystem engineers. Mutualism and commensalism are common and fundamental, and these coevolved interspecific interactions frequently generate enormous increases in biodiversity. Competition generally does not decrease biodiversity, and often leads to evolutionary innovation. Plants are ecosystem engineers that have made Earth more favorable to life and increased diversity in many ways. Herbivores and predators increase the diversity of the species they consume, and are necessary for ecosystem stability. Decomposers are essential to ecosystem health. All these examples illustrate the focus of this book – that organisms and their interactions stimulate biodiversity, and ecosystems maximize it. Key Features • Describes a hypothesis that life itself generates higher biodiversity • Suggests a highly modified version of the established paradigm in population biology and evolution • Asserts that all species are ecosystem engineers with a net positive effect on biodiversity and their ecosystems • Suggests that mutualism and commensalism are the rule • Presents a novel view likely to elicit deeper discussions of biodiversity Related Titles Dewdney, A. K. Stochastic Communities: A Mathematical Theory of Biodiversity (ISBN 978-1-138-19702-2) Curry, G. B. and C. J. Humphries, eds. Biodiversity Databases: Techniques, Politics, and Applications (ISBN 978-0-367-38916-1) Pullaiah, T, ed. Global Biodiversity. 4 Volume Set (ISBN 978-1-77188-751-9)

Forest Pest and Disease Management in Latin America

Sergio A. Estay

Author : Sergio A. Estay
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030351434

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Forest Pest and Disease Management in Latin America by Sergio A. Estay Pdf

By providing multiple economic goods and ecosystem services, Latin American forests play a key role in the environmental, social and economic welfare of the region’s countries. From the tropical forests of Central America to the Mediterranean and temperate vegetation of the southern cone, these forests face a myriad of phytosanitary problems that negatively impact on both conservation efforts and forest industry. This book brings together the perspectives of several Latin American researchers on pest and disease management. Each chapter provides modern views of the status and management alternatives to problems as serious as the impact of introduced exotic insects and diseases on Pinus and Eucalyptus plantations throughout the continent, and the emergence of novel insect outbreaks in tropical and temperate native forests associated with global warming. It is a valuable guide for researchers and practitioners working on forest health in Latin America and around the world.

Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2022, Volume 2

Kohei Arai

Author : Kohei Arai
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031184581

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Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2022, Volume 2 by Kohei Arai Pdf

The seventh Future Technologies Conference 2022 was organized in a hybrid mode. It received a total of 511 submissions from learned scholars, academicians, engineers, scientists and students across many countries. The papers included the wide arena of studies like Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Vision, Ambient Intelligence and Security and their jaw- breaking application to the real world. After a double-blind peer review process 177 submissions have been selected to be included in these proceedings. One of the prominent contributions of this conference is the confluence of distinguished researchers who not only enthralled us by their priceless studies but also paved way for future area of research. The papers provide amicable solutions to many vexing problems across diverse fields. They also are a window to the future world which is completely governed by technology and its multiple applications. We hope that the readers find this volume interesting and inspiring and render their enthusiastic support towards it.

Planet of the Ants: The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors

Susanne Foitzik,Olaf Fritsche

Author : Susanne Foitzik,Olaf Fritsche
Publisher : The Experiment, LLC
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781615197132

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Planet of the Ants: The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors by Susanne Foitzik,Olaf Fritsche Pdf

“Beautifully illustrated with color photographs, the book offers a view into parallels between seemingly out-of-this-world ant societies and our own, including cities, an intense work ethic, division of labor, intragroup cooperation combined with genocidal outgroup warfare, even a kind of to-the-death national loyalty. The authors’ scientific rigor is matched by their joy in their subjects.”—The Wall Street Journal Shortlisted for the 2022 Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize This sweeping portrait of the world’s uncontested six-legged conquerors will open your eyes to the secret societies thriving right beneath your feet—and shift your perspective on humanity. The closer you get to ants, the more human they look. Ants build megacities, tend gardens, wage wars, and farm livestock. Ants have flourished since the age of the dinosaurs. There are one million ants for every one of us. Engineered by nature to fulfill their particular roles, ants flawlessly perform a complex symphony of tasks to sustain their colony—seemingly without a conductor—from fearsome army ants, who stage twelve-hour hunting raids where they devour thousands, to gentle leafcutters cooperatively gardening in their peaceful underground kingdoms. Acclaimed biologist Susanne Foitzik has traveled the globe to study these master architects of Earth. Joined by journalist Olaf Fritsche, Foitzik invites readers deep into her world in both the field and the lab. Exploring these insects’ tiny yet incredible lives will inspire new respect for ants as a global superpower. Publisher’s note: Planet of the Ants was previously published in hardcover as Empire of Ants.

Tropical Forest Community Ecology

Walter Carson,Stefan Schnitzer

Author : Walter Carson,Stefan Schnitzer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444356267

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Tropical Forest Community Ecology by Walter Carson,Stefan Schnitzer Pdf

Historically, tropical ecology has been a science often content with descriptive and demographic approaches, which is understandable given the difficulty of studying these ecosystems and the need for basic demographic information. Nonetheless, over the last several years, tropical ecologists have begun to test more sophisticated ecological theory and are now beginning to address a broad array of questions that are of particular importance to tropical systems, and ecology in general. Why are there are so many species in tropical forests and what mechanisms are responsible for the maintenance of that vast species diversity? What factors control species coexistence? Are there common patterns of species abundance and distribution across broad geographic scales? What is the role of trophic interactions in these complex ecosystems? How can these fragile ecosystems be conserved? Containing contributions from some of the world’s leading tropical ecologists, Tropical Forest Community Ecology provides a summary of the key issues in the discipline of tropical ecology: Includes contributions from some of the world’s leading tropical ecologists Covers patterns of species distribution, the maintenance of species diversity, the community ecology of tropical animals, forest regeneration and conservation of tropical ecosystems

Herbivory Of Leaf Cutting Ants

Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants by Rainer Wirth,Hubert Herz,Ronald J. Ryel,Wolfram Beyschlag,Bert Hölldobler Pdf

Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants by Rainer Wirth,Hubert Herz,Ronald J. Ryel,Wolfram Beyschlag,Bert Hölldobler Pdf

Ant-Plant Interactions by Paulo S. Oliveira,Suzanne Koptur Pdf

The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct by Bert Hölldobler,Edward O. Wilson Pdf

Fire Ants And Leaf-cutting Ants by Clifford S. Lofgren Pdf

Ant-plant Interactions by Camilla R. Huxley,David Frederick Cutler Pdf

The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions by Victor Rico-Gray,Paulo S. Oliveira Pdf

Costa Rican Ecosystems by Maarten Kappelle Pdf

Progress in Botany 69 by Ulrich Lüttge,Wolfram Beyschlag,Jin Murata Pdf

All Flesh Is Grass by Joseph Seckbach,Zvy Dubinsky Pdf

How Life Increases Biodiversity by David Seaborg Pdf

Forest Pest and Disease Management in Latin America by Sergio A. Estay Pdf

Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2022, Volume 2 by Kohei Arai Pdf

Planet of the Ants: The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors by Susanne Foitzik,Olaf Fritsche Pdf

Tropical Forest Community Ecology by Walter Carson,Stefan Schnitzer Pdf

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