Spiders in Ecological Webs

Zusammenfassung Spiders offer a unique opportunity to examine the role which field experimentation plays in evaluating theories of population and community ecology. This is an essential reference for ecologists interested in the ecology of a major terrestrial predator and the powerful use of field tests of hypotheses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The spider in the ecological play; 2. Hungry spiders; 3. Competitionist views of spider communities; 4. Failure of the competitionist paradigm; 5. How spiders avoid competition; 6. Impact of spiders on insect populations; 7. Anchoring the ecological web; 8. Untangling a tangled web; 9. Spinning a stronger story; References; Index.

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• Authors: Cse Wise, David H. Wise, David H. (University of Kentucky) Wise, Wise David H.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.01.1995
• EAN: 9780521310611
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31061-1
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Ecology (; Cambridge Studies in Ecology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, Animal Ecology, Zoology and animal sciences, Arachnids (arachnology), Arachnids