E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 42, 454 Seiten
E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 42, 454 Seiten
Reihe: Advances in Ecological Research
ISBN: 978-0-12-381364-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
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1;Front Cover;1
2;Advances in Ecological Research;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;6
5;Contributors to Volume 42;12
6;Preface: Ecological Networks: Simple Rules for Complex Systems in a Changing World?;16
6.1;References;18
7;Chapter 1: From Broadstone to Zackenberg: Space,Time and Hierarchies in EcologicalNetworks;20
7.1;I. Introduction;21
7.2;II. Temporal Dynamics;24
7.3;III. Space-for-Time Substitution;35
7.4;IV. Forbidden Links and Linkage Constraints;45
7.5;V. Habitat Borders;52
7.6;VI. Modules and Hierarchies;56
7.7;VII. Individual-Based Networks;60
7.8;VIII. Invasions;63
7.9;IX. Super Networks;70
7.10;X. Conclusions;73
7.11;Acknowledgments;74
7.12;References;75
8;Chapter 2: Ecological Networks in a Changing Climate ;90
8.1;I. Introduction;91
8.2;II. The Foundations of a First-Principles Approach;94
8.3;III. Network Responses to Climate Change Components: Impacts of Warming on Organisms;106
8.4;IV. Network Responses to the Components of Climate Change: Impacts of Warming on Aqueous Media;113
8.5;V. Network Responses to the Components of Climate Change: Atmospheric Composition and Ecological Stoichiometry;119
8.6;VI. Network Assembly and Disassembly: Spatial and Temporal Matches and Mismatches;123
8.7;VII. Multiple and Interacting Components of Climate Change;133
8.8;VIII. Conclusions;140
8.9;Acknowledgments;141
8.10;References;141
9;Chapter 3: Scaling of Food-Web Properties with Diversity and Complexity Across Ecosystems;158
9.1;I. Introduction;159
9.2;II. Methods;161
9.3;III. Results;164
9.4;IV. Discussion;174
9.5;V. Conclusions;180
9.6;Appendix;182
9.7;Acknowledgments;185
9.8;References;185
10;Chapter 4: Temporal Variability in Predator–Prey Relationships of a Forest Floor Food Web;190
10.1;I. Introduction;191
10.2;II. Methods;196
10.3;III. Results;201
10.4;IV. Discussion;219
10.5;V. Conclusion;237
10.6;Acknowledgments;238
10.7;Appendix I. List of Dichotomous Keys Used in•the Identification of the Terrestrial Invertebrates in the Seasonal and Composite Food Wbes;238
10.8;Appendix II. Literature Used in the Construction of the Seasonal and Composite Food Webs;241
10.9;Appendix III. Length-Weight Relationships for all Taxa (Table S1) and Orders (Table S2) Found in the Seasonal and Composite food webs ;253
10.10;Appendix IV. Primary Data Tables for all Seasonal and Composite Webs;256
10.11;Appendix V. List of Taxa Omitted from Both Composite and Seasonal Food Webs;277
10.12;References;277
11;Chapter 5: Food Web Structure and Stability in 20 Streams Across a Wide pH Gradient;284
11.1;I. Introduction;285
11.2;II. Methods;288
11.3;III. Results;295
11.4;IV. Discussion;306
11.5;Acknowledgments;312
11.6;References;313
12;Chapter 6: Manipulating Interaction Strengths and the Consequences for Trivariate Patterns in a Marine Food Web;320
12.1;I. Introduction;321
12.2;II. Methods;326
12.3;III. Results;334
12.4;IV. Discussion;357
12.5;V. Conclusion;372
12.6;Acknowledgments;373
12.7;Appendix I;374
12.8;Appendix II. Gut Content Analysis and Lough Hyne-Based Literature Used to Construct the Diet of the Manipulated Species and Tw0 small Gobies in the study;379
12.9;Appendix III. Sources of All Literature-Based Links for the Food Web Shown in Figure 3;388
12.10;Appendix IV. Details of the 144 Mesocosm Food Webs Described in the Study;396
12.11;Appendix V. Lists of Species Comprising Each of the Composite Webs Shown in Figure 4;414
12.12;References;421
14;Index;440
