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Mutualism (Paperback)
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Mutualism (Paperback)
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Mutualisms, interactions between two species that benefit both of
them, have long captured the public imagination. Their influence
transcends levels of biological organization from cells to
populations, communities, and ecosystems. Mutualistic symbioses
were crucial to the origin of eukaryotic cells, and perhaps to the
invasion of land. Mutualisms occur in every terrestrial and aquatic
habitat; indeed, ecologists now believe that almost every species
on Earth is involved directly or indirectly in one or more of these
interactions. Mutualisms are essential to the reproduction and
survival of virtually all organisms, as well as to nutrient cycles
in ecosystems. Furthermore, the key ecosystem services that
mutualists provide mean that they are increasingly being considered
as conservation priorities, ironically at the same time as the
acute risks to their ecological and evolutionary persistence are
increasingly being identified. This volume, the first general work
on mutualism to appear in almost thirty years, provides a detailed
and conceptually-oriented overview of the subject. Focusing on a
range of ecological and evolutionary aspects over different scales
(from individual to ecosystem), the chapters in this book provide
expert coverage of our current understanding of mutualism whilst
highlighting the most important questions that remain to be
answered. In bringing together a diverse team of expert
contributors, this novel text captures the excitement of a dynamic
field that will help to define its future research agenda.
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