Author: R. GadagkarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Special Issue on Diversity and Flexibility of Biotic Communities in Fluctuating Environments
Author: R. GadagkarDiversity and Flexibility of Biotic Communities in Fluctuating Environments
Author: R. GadagkarProceedings of the International Conference on Tropical Bees & the Environment
Author: Pollination of Cultivated Plants in the Tropics
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251036594
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This bulletin, based on contributions from various contributors and edited by Dr. D.W. Roubik, introduces the reader to various aspects of natural and insect pollination. It discusses the pollinators themselves, and the ecological and economic importance of pollination, as well as applied pollination in temperate, tropical oceanic islands and mainland tropics, and alternatives to artificial pollinator populations. Prospects for the future are also discussed. Chapter 2 deals with successful pollination with pollinator populations, the evaluation of pollinators and floral biology and research techniques. The behaviour of pollinators and plant phenology and various case studies on the preparation of pollinators for use in tropical agriculture are also discussed. A glossary and various appendices regarding cultivated and semi-cultivated plants in the tropics, pollination contracts and levels of safety of pesticides for bees and other pollinators are included.
Biotic Interactions in Recent and Fossil Benthic Communities
Author: Michael J.S. TeveszPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1475707401
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Ecodynamics of Insect Communities
Author: T.N. AnanthakrishnanPublisher: Scientific Publishers
ISBN: 9387741567
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
This book aims at an understanding of diverse mutualistic interactions, with all individuals tending to display their own adaptational ranges. In view of different species using different kinds of microhabitats, the diversity of assemblages goes a long way towards a better appreciation of the adaptive trends of the species involved therein. Insect assemblages and communities are shaped by the compositional, structural and trophic interactions which hold together ecological communities.
Herpetological Communities
Author: Norman J. ScottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Insect Biodiversity : Functional Dynamics and Ecological Perspectives
Author: T.N. AnanthakrishnanPublisher: Scientific Publishers
ISBN: 9387869717
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Rapid depletion and degradation of species in diverse ecosystems and the implications of this for human welfare have the cause for increasing concern. Biodiversity or variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes of which they are a part, is essential for ensuring the basic ecological services and resources necessary for sustaining human welfare. The loss of biodiversity is therefore, considered one of the most serious problem threatening the world today. An understanding of the ecological implications of the increasing loss of bodiversity, not to mention of the economic implications, has therefore, became vital. A biodiversity loss is irreversible. A calls for increased caution in our efforts to convert and exploit natural resources. Some minimal level of biodiversity is necessary to main ecological functioning, which in turn is necessary for generating the biological resources on which human welfare depends. Needless to emphasive that substantial biodiversity loss occurs due to forest clearing and degradation, leading to the need for assessing biodiversity in different ecosystems. Keeping these aspects in mind, the present volume highlights biodiversity in different cropping systems besides that the impact of cold and hot deserts. Selection of the topics in the various chapters is essentially because of the experience of the authors in the field of biodiversity.
Plant Communities and Their Environment
Author: Manuel OliveiraPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 1789853370
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This book presents different perspectives on how to understand the complex interaction between plants and the environment. Plant communities adapt to biotic and abiotic stresses with different mechanisms and understanding these phenomena provides the means to better manage our environment and to cultivate crops that better serve our needs.
Woodcock Ecology and Management
Author: Harold A. KantrudPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description