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Grassland Invertebrates - Ecology, influence on soil fertility and effects on plant growth (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Grassland Invertebrates - Ecology, influence on soil fertility and effects on plant growth (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Grasslands comprise more than a quarter of the Earth's land
surface. In addition to supporting a wide range of vertebrates such
as domestic livestock and a variety of games species, grassland is
the natural habitat for a wide range of invertebrate species, and
this book considers those which occur in grassland and their impact
on soil fertility and herbage growth. It describes grassland as a
habitat for invertebrates, the groups which occur there and their
abudance. An extensive literature on grassland invertebrates
scattered through numerous scientific journals and reports is drawn
on in an attempt to develop an overview. In the opening chapter the
major grassland types are considered and the features which
influence the distribution and abudance of the invertebrates which
inhabit them are discussed. Next the major taxonomic groups are
reviewed in turn, with a brief account of their biology and ecology
and of their ecosystem role. Some general features of grassland
invertebrate communities are then described and teh factors which
influence th epopulation densities of their constituent species are
considered. Particular attentionm is given to the ways in which
populations are influenced by management practices. The final and
largest chapterdeals with the various ways in which invertebrates
influence important grassland processes through ingestion of
organic matter, interaction with injurious species is considered,
with particular emphasis on the potential for achieving this
through manipulating grassland management practices.
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