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DOI: | 10.1146/annurev.ento.51.110104.151136 |
Web URL(s): | http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.ento.51.110104.151136 Last checked: 12/16/2010 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Whiles, Matt R.;
Charlton, Ralph E. |
Author Affiliation: | Whiles: Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois; Charlton: Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas |
Title: | The ecological significance of tallgrass prairie arthropods |
Source: | Annual Review of Entomology. Vol. 51, 2006, p. 387-412. |
Publishing Information: | Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews Inc. |
# of Pages: | 26 |
Related Web URL: | http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ento.51.110104.151136 Last checked: 12/16/2010 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Arthropoda; Biodiversity; Diversity; Ecological succession; Ecosystems; Fires; Grazing; Herbivores; Nutrient cycles; Plant communities; Prairies; Rhizosphere
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Abstract/Contents: | "Tallgrass prairie (TGP) arthropods are diverse and abundant, yet they remain poorly documented and there is still much to be learned regarding their ecological roles. Fire and grazing interact in complex ways in TGP, resulting in a shifting mosaic of resource quantity and quality for primary consumers. Accordingly, the impacts of arthropod herbivores and detritivores are expected to vary spatially and temporally. Herbivores generally do not control primary production. Rather, groups such as grasshoppers have subtle effects on plant communities, and their most significant impacts are often on forbs, which represent the bulk of plant diversity in TGP. Belowground herbivores and detritivores influence root dynamics and rhizosphere nutrient cycling, and above- and belowground groups interact through plant responses and detrital pathways. Large-bodied taxa, such as cicadas, can also redistribute significant quantities of materials during adult emergences. Predatory arthropods are the least studied in terms of ecological significance, but there is evidence that top-down processes are important in TGP." |
Language: | English |
References: | 150 |
Note: | Figures |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Whiles, M. R., and R. E. Charlton. 2006. The ecological significance of tallgrass prairie arthropods. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 51:p. 387-412. |
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