Biotic Interactions in the Tropics: Their Role in the Maintenance of Species Diversity

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511541971

Tropical ecosystems house a significant proportion of global biodiversity. To understand how these ecosystems function we need to appreciate not only what plants, animals and microbes they contain, but also how they interact with each other. This volume, first published in 2005, synthesises the state of knowledge in this area, with chapters providing reviews or case studies drawn from research conducted in both Old and New World tropics and including biotic interactions among taxa at all trophic levels. In most chapters plants (typically trees) are the starting point, but, taken together, the chapters consider interactions of plants with other plants, with micro-organisms and with animals, and the inter-relationships of human-induced disturbance with interactions among species. An underlying theme of the volume is the attempt to understand the maintenance of high diversity in tropical regions, which remains one of the most significant unexplained observations in ecological studies.

Key topics include the maintenance of tree species richness, ant-plant interactions, mycorrhizal fungi, seed dispersal, and pollination biology. An extensive index, literature review, and handsome production make this volume a valuable addition to libraries.
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"I am convinced this volume will be useful for a variety of readers, ranging from students to experienced researchers in tropical biology."
Rodolfo Dirzo, ECOLOGY

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of contributors
pp viii-x
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Preface
pp xi-xvi
- By David F. R. P. Burslem, Senior Lecturer in Tropical Plant Science University of Aberdeen, Michelle A. Pinard, Lecturer in Tropical Forestry University of Aberdeen, Sue E. Hartley, Professor of Ecology University of Sussex
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PART I - Plant–plant interactions
pp 1-2
- By David F. R. P. Burslem, Senior Lecturer in Tropical Plant Science University of Aberdeen, Michelle A. Pinard, Lecturer in Tropical Forestry University of Aberdeen, Sue E. Hartley, Professor of Ecology University of Sussex
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1 - Plant–plant interactions in tropical forests
pp 3-34
- By John J. Ewel, US Forest Service, Ankila J. Hiremath, ATREE, Bangalore
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2 - Resource capture and use by tropical forest tree seedlings and their consequences for competition
pp 35-64
- By Lourens Poorter, Wageningen University
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3 - Role of life-history trade-offs in the equalization and differentiation of tropical tree species
pp 65-88
- By James W. Dalling, University of Illinois and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, David F. R. P. Burslem, University of Aberdeen
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4 - Neighbourhood effects on sapling growth and survival in a neotropical forest and the ecological-equivalence hypothesis
pp 89-106
- By María Uriarte, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, Stephen P. Hubbell, University of Georgia and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Robert John, University of Georgia and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Richard Condit, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Charles D. Canham, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook
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5 - Ecological drift in niche-structured communities: neutral pattern does not imply neutral process
pp 107-138
- By Drew W. Purves, Princeton University, Stephen W. Pacala, Princeton University
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PART II - Plant–microbe interactions
pp 139-140
- By David F. R. P. Burslem, Senior Lecturer in Tropical Plant Science University of Aberdeen, Michelle A. Pinard, Lecturer in Tropical Forestry University of Aberdeen, Sue E. Hartley, Professor of Ecology University of Sussex
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6 - Dimensions of plant disease in tropical forests
pp 141-164
- By Gregory S. Gilbert, University of California, Santa Cruz and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa
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7 - Mycorrhizas and ecosystem processes in tropical rain forest: implications for diversity
pp 165-203
- By Ian. J. Alexander, University of Aberdeen, S. S. Lee, Forest Research Institute of Malaysia
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8 - An overview of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal composition, distribution and host effects from a tropical moist forest
pp 204-225
- By Edward Allen Herre, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Damond Kyllo, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Scott Mangan, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Indiana University, Rebecca Husband, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and University of York, Luis C. Mejia, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ahn-Heum Eom, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Korea National University of Education
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9 - Tropical plants as chimera: some implications of foliar endophytic fungi for the study of host-plant defence, physiology and genetics
pp 226-238
- By Edward Allen Herre, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Sunshine A. Van Bael, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Zuleyka Maynard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Nancy Robbins, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Joseph Bischoff, Rutgers University, Anne E. Arnold, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Duke University, Enith Rojas, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Luis C. Mejia, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Roberto A. Cordero, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Catherine Woodward, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Damond A. Kyllo, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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PART III - Plant–animal interactions
pp 239-240
- By David F. R. P. Burslem, Senior Lecturer in Tropical Plant Science University of Aberdeen, Michelle A. Pinard, Lecturer in Tropical Forestry University of Aberdeen, Sue E. Hartley, Professor of Ecology University of Sussex
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10 - Implications of plant spatial distribution for pollination and seed production
pp 241-266
- By Jaboury Ghazoul, Imperial College London
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11 - Seed dispersal of woody plants in tropical forests: concepts, examples and future directions
pp 267-309
- By Helene C. Muller-Landau, University of Minnesota, Britta Denise Hardesty, University of Georgia
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12 - The role of trophic interactions in community initiation, maintenance and degradation
pp 310-327
- By José Manuel Vieira Fragoso, University of Hawaii
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13 - Impacts of herbivores on tropical plant diversity
pp 328-346
- By Robert J. Marquis, University of Missouri – St Louis
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14 - Have the impacts of insect herbivores on the growth of tropical tree seedlings been underestimated?
pp 347-365
- By Fergus P. Massey, University of Sussex, Malcolm C. Press, University of Sheffield, Sue E. Hartley, University of Sussex
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15 - Multi-trophic interactions and biodiversity: beetles, ants, caterpillars and plants
pp 366-385
- By Deborah. K. Letourneau, University of California, Santa Cruz, Lee. A. Dyer, Tulane University
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16 - The trophic structure of tropical ant–plant–herbivore interactions: community consequences and coevolutionary dynamics
pp 386-413
- By Doyle McKey, Université Montpellier 2, Laurence Gaume, Centre National de Recherches Scientifiques, Carine Brouat, Institut de Recherche pour le développement, Bruno di Gíusto, Centre National de Recherches Scientifiques, Laurence Pascal, Université Montpellier 2, Gabriel Debout, University of East Anglia, Ambroise Dalecky, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, Martin Heil, Universität Duisburg-Essen
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17 - Multitrophic interactions in a neotropical savanna: ant–hemipteran systems, associated insect herbivores and a host plant
pp 414-438
- By Paulo S. Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Kleber Del-Claro, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
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PART IV - Biotic interactions in human-dominated landscapes
pp 439-440
- By David F. R. P. Burslem, Senior Lecturer in Tropical Plant Science University of Aberdeen, Michelle A. Pinard, Lecturer in Tropical Forestry University of Aberdeen, Sue E. Hartley, Professor of Ecology University of Sussex
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18 - The alteration of biotic interactions in fragmented tropical forests
pp 441-458
- By William F. Laurance, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA)
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19 - Effects of natural enemies on tropical woody-plant invasions
pp 459-483
- By Saara J. Dewalt, Rice University
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20 - New mix of alien and native species coexists in Puerto Rico's landscapes
pp 484-509
- By Ariel E. Lugo, USDA Forest Service, Thomas J. Brandeis, USDA Forest Service
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21 - The dynamics of a tropical dry forest in India: climate, fire, elephants and the evolution of life-history strategies
pp 510-529
- By R. Sukumar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, H. S. Suresh, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, H. S. Dattaraja, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, S. Srinidhi, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, C. Nath, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
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22 - Changes in plant communities associated with timber management in natural forests in the moist tropics
pp 530-552
- By Michelle A. Pinard, University of Aberdeen
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