Trophic And Guild Interactions in Biological Control

by Brodeur, Jacques; Boivin, Guy

• ISBN13: 9781402047664
• ISBN10: 1402047665
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-30
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This volume explores modern concepts of trophic and guild interactions among natural enemies in natural and agricultural ecosystems - a field that has become a hot topic in ecology and biological control over the past decade. Internationally recognized scientists have combined their expertise and passion to examine how species interactions between biological control agents, such as competition, predation, parasitism, disease infection, mutualism, and omnivory affect arthropod population dynamics and the outcome of biological control. The common approach is the use of ecological theory to better interpret the prevalence, nature and outcome of trophic and guild interactions and, from a more applied perspective, to gain a comprehensive understanding of how and when to use biological control.

Author Biography

Jacques Brodeur is professor of ecology and entomology at the Universit+¬ de Montreal and chair of the Canada research chair in biocontrol. Guy Boivin is a research scientist for Agriculture and Agrifood Canada and adjunct professor at McGill University. They are both actively involved in research on insect natural enemies and biological control.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	vii
Preface	ix
The Influence of Intraguild Predation on the Suppression of a Shared Prey Population: An Empirical Reassessment	1	(20)
Jay A. Rosenheim
Jason P. Harmon
Intraguild Predation Usually Does Not Disrupt Biological Control	21	(24)
Arne Janssen
Marta Montserrat
Reinier HilleRisLambers
Andre M. de Roos
Angelo Pallini
Maurice W. Sabelis
Multiple Predator Interactions and Food-Web Connectance: Implications for Biological Control	45	(26)
Robert F. Denno
Deborah L. Finke
Inter-Guild Influences on Intra-Guild Predation in Plant-Feeding Omnivores	71	(30)
D.R. Gillespie
B.D. Roitberg
Trophic and Guild Interactions and the Influence of Multiple Species on Disease	101	(22)
Matt B. Thomas
Steve P. Arthurs
Emma L. Watson
Intra- and Interspecific Interactions Among Parasitoids: Mechanisms, Outcomes and Biological Control	123	(22)
Guy Boivin
Jacques Brodeur
Indirect Effects, Apparent Competition and Biological Control	145	(26)
F. J. Frank van Veen
Jane Memmott
H. Charles J. Godfray
Ant-Hemipteran Mutualisms: Keystone Interactions That Alter Food Web Dynamics and Influence Plant Fitness	171	(20)
Micky D. Eubanks
John D. Styrsky
Interspecific Competition Among Natural Enemies and Single Versus Multiple Introductions in Biological Control	191	(30)
Nick Mills
Experimental Approaches to Understanding the Relationship Between Predator Biodiversity and Biological Control	221	(20)
Cory S. Straub
William E. Snyder
Index	241