Seed Dispersal by Ants in a Deciduous Forest Ecosystem - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Seed Dispersal by Ants in a Deciduous Forest Ecosystem write by Elena Gorb. This book was released on 2013-06-29. Seed Dispersal by Ants in a Deciduous Forest Ecosystem available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Countless ants transport and deposit seeds and thereby influence the survival, death, and evolution of many plant species. In higher plants, seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has appeared many times independently in different lineages. More than 3000 plant species are known to utilize ant assistance to be planted. Myrmecochory is a very interesting and rather enigmatic form of mutualistic ant-plant associations. This phenomenon is extremely complex, because there are hundreds of ant species connected with hundreds of plant species. This book effectively combines a thorough approach to investigating morphological and physiological adaptations of plants with elegant field experiments on the behaviour of ants. This monograph is a first attempt at collecting information about morphology, ecology and phenology of ants and plants from one ecosystem. The book gives readers a panoramic view of the hidden, poorly-known interrelations not only between pairs of ants and plant species, but also between species communities in the ecosystem. The authors have considered not just one aspect of animal-plant relationships, but have tried to show them in all their complexity. Some aspects of the ant-plant interactions described in the book may be of interest to botanists, others to zoologists or ecologists, but the entire work is an excellent example of the marriage of these biological disciplines.
Correlated Evolution of Ant Seed Dispersal and Flowering Phenology in the Herbaceous Flora of the Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome
Correlated Evolution of Ant Seed Dispersal and Flowering Phenology in the Herbaceous Flora of the Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Correlated Evolution of Ant Seed Dispersal and Flowering Phenology in the Herbaceous Flora of the Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome write by Lois I. Bangiolo. This book was released on 2011. Correlated Evolution of Ant Seed Dispersal and Flowering Phenology in the Herbaceous Flora of the Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Ant-Plant Interactions
Ant-Plant Interactions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ant-Plant Interactions write by Paulo S. Oliveira. This book was released on 2017-08-17. Ant-Plant Interactions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ants are probably the most dominant insect family on earth, and flowering plants have been the dominant plant group on land for more than 100 million years. In recent decades, human activities have degraded natural environments with unparalleled speed and scale, making it increasingly apparent that interspecific interactions vary not only under different ecological conditions and across habitats, but also according to anthropogenic global change. This is the first volume entirely devoted to the anthropogenic effects on the interactions between these two major components of terrestrial ecosystems. A first-rate team of contributors report their research from a variety of temperate and tropical ecosystems worldwide, including South, Central and North America, Africa, Japan, Polynesia, Indonesia and Australia. It provides an in-depth summary of the current understanding for researchers already acquainted with insect-plant interactions, yet is written at a level to offer a window into the ecology of ant-plant interactions for the mostly uninitiated international scientific community.
Combined Discrete and Continual Approaches in Biological Modelling
Combined Discrete and Continual Approaches in Biological Modelling - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Combined Discrete and Continual Approaches in Biological Modelling write by Alexander E. Filippov. This book was released on 2020-06-30. Combined Discrete and Continual Approaches in Biological Modelling available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Basic laws of nature are rather simple, but observed biological structures and their dynamic behaviors are unbelievably complicated. This book is devoted to a study of this “strange” relationship by applying mathematical modeling to various structures and phenomena in biology, such as surface patterns, bioadhesion, locomotion, predator-prey behavior, seed dispersal, etc. and revealing a kind of self-organization in these phenomena. In spite of diversity of biological systems considered, two main questions are (1) what does self-organization in biology mean mathematically and (2) how one can apply this knowledge to generate new knowledge about behavior of particular biological system? We believe that this kind of “biomimetics” in computer will lead to better understanding of biological phenomena and possibly towards development of technical implications based on our modeling.
Caatinga
Caatinga - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Caatinga write by José Maria Cardoso da Silva. This book was released on 2018-01-09. Caatinga available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides in-depth information on Caatinga’s geographical boundaries and ecological systems, including plants, insects, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. It also discusses the major threats to the region’s socio-ecological systems and includes chapters on climate change and fast and large-scale land-use changes, as well as slow and small-scale changes, also known as chronic human disturbances. Subsequent chapters address sustainable agriculture, conservation systems, and sustainable development. Lastly, the book proposes 10 major actions that could enable the transformation of Caatinga into a place where people and nature can thrive together. “I consider this book an excellent example of how scientists worldwide can mobilize their efforts to propose sound solutions for one of the biggest challenges of modern times, i.e., how to protect the world’s natural ecosystems while improving human well-being. I am sure this book will inspire more research and conservation action in the region and perhaps encourage other groups of scientists to produce similar syntheses about their regions.” Russell Mittermeier, Ph.D. Executive Vice-Chair, Conservation International
