Description
Researchers now recognize that above- and belowground communities are indirectly linked to one another, often by plant-mediated mechanisms. To date, however, there has been no single multi-authored edited volume on the subject. This book remedies that gap, and offers state-of-the art insights into basic and applied research on aboveground-belowground interactions and their functional consequences. Drawing on a diverse pool of global expertise, the authors present diverse approaches that span a range of scales and levels of complexity. The respective chapters provide in-depth information on the current state of research, and outline future prospects in the field of aboveground-belowground community ecology. In particular, the book’s goal is to expand readers’ knowledge of the evolutionary, community and ecosystem consequences of aboveground-belowground interactions, making it essential reading for all biologists, graduate students and advanced undergraduates working in this rapidly expanding field. It touches on multiple research fields including ecology, botany, zoology, entomology, microbiology and the related applied areas of biodiversity management and conservation. Takayuki Ohgushi Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Shiga, Japan, ohgushi@ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp Susanne Wurst Functional Biodiversity, Institute of Biology, Freie Universitt, Berlin, Germany, e-mail: s.wurst@fu-berlin.de Scott N. Johnson Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith NSW, Australia, e-mail: Scott.Johnson@westernsydney.edu.au Chapter 1 Linking Aboveground-Belowground Ecology: A Short Historical Perspective Richard D. Bardgett Chapter 2 Belowground Experimental Approaches for Exploring Aboveground-Belowground Patterns Scott N. Johnson, Felicity V. Crotty, James M.R. Ryalls and Philip J. Murray Chapter 3 Modelling Aboveground-Belowground Interactions Katrin M. Meyer Chapter 4 Intraspecific Plant-Soil Feedbacks Link Ecosystem Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Jennifer A. Schweitzer, Michael Van Nuland, and Joseph K. Bailey Chapter 6 Interactions Involving Rhizobacteria and Foliar-Feeding Insects Kiran R. Gadhave and Alan C. Gange Chapter 7 Belowground-Aboveground Interactions Between Pathogens and Herbivores Bastien Castagneyrol, Pilar Fernandez-Conradi, Pil U. Rasmussen, Ccile Robin, and Ayco J. M. Tack Chapter 8 Soil Macro-Invertebrates- Their Impact on Plants and Associated Aboveground Communities in Temperate Regions Susanne Wurst, Ilja Sonnemann, and Johann G. Zaller Chapter 9 The Feedback Loop Between Aboveground Herbivores and Soil Microbes via Deposition Processes Cari A. Ritzenthaler, Caitlin E. Maloney, Audrey M. Maran, Eric A. Moore, Amanda Winters, and Shannon L. Pelini Chapter 10 Eco-Evolutionary Factors Driving Plant-Mediated Above-Belowground Invertebrate Interactions Along Elevation Gradients Alan Kergunteuil, Moe Bakhtiari, and Sergio Rasmann Chapter 11 Cross-Compartment Herbivory Effects on Antagonists and Mutualists and Their Consequences for Plant Fitness Nicholas A. Barber Chapter 12 E co-Evolutionary Dynamics of Above- and Belowground Herbivores and Invasive Plants Wei Huang, Evan Siemann, and Jianqing Ding Chapter 13 Soil Biota As Drivers of Plant Community Assembly Paul Kardol, Jonathan R. De Long, and Pierre Mariotte Chapter 14 Application and Theory of Plant-Soil Feedbacks on Aboveground Herbivores Ian Kaplan, Ana Pineda, and Martijn Bezemer Chapter 15 Current Knowledge and Future Challenges of Aboveground and Belowground Community Ecology Takayuki Ohgushi, Susanne Wurst, and Scott N. Johnson
