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Ecosystem Engineers: Plants to Protists

Cuddington, Kim

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Table of contents
  • Table of contentsv
  • PREFACExiii
  • CONTRIBUTORSxvii
  • Section I: HISTORY AND DEFINITIONS OF ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING1
  • Chapter 1: ON THE PURPOSE, MEANING, AND USAGE OF THE PHYSICAL ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING CONCEPT3
  • 1.1 INTRODUCTION3
  • 1.2 ON THE DEFINITION5
  • 1.3 ON PROCESS UBIQUITY12
  • 1.4 ON EFFECT MAGNITUDE AND SIGNIFICANCE13
  • 1.5 ON USAGE15
  • 1.6 ON BREADTH AND UTILITY17
  • 1.7 ON THE UNDERLYING PERSPECTIVE18
  • 1.8 A CONCLUDING REMARK ON CONCEPT AND THEORY19
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS19
  • REFERENCES20
  • Chapter 2: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING25
  • 2.1 INTRODUCTION25
  • 2.2 SOIL AND SEDIMENT PROCESSES27
  • 2.3 SUCCESSION31
  • 2.4 MICROCLIMATE MODIFICATION, FACILITATION, AND INHIBITION32
  • 2.5 HABITAT CREATION34
  • 2.6 CONCLUSION36
  • REFERENCES37
  • Chapter 3: A NEW SPIRIT AND CONCEPT FOR ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING?47
  • 3.1 INTRODUCTION47
  • 3.2 A SHORT HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE49
  • 3.3 A CONNECTION WITH KEYSTONE SPECIES?54
  • 3.4 A UNIQUE FEATURE FOR ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING?59
  • 3.5 A SELECTIVE ARGUMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING?62
  • 3.6 DISCUSSION64
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS66
  • REFERENCES66
  • Chapter 4: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING: UTILITY, CONTENTION, AND PROGRESS69
  • REFERENCES73
  • Section II: EXAMPLES AND APPLICATIONS75
  • Chapter 5: EARTHWORMS AS KEY ACTORS IN SELF-ORGANIZED SOIL SYSTEMS77
  • 5.1 INTRODUCTION77
  • 5.2 ADAPTATION OF EARTHWORMS AND OTHER ORGANISMS TO SOIL CONSTRAINTS: THE POWER OF MUTUALISM79
  • 5.3 THE DRILOSPHERE AS A SELF-ORGANIZING SYSTEM82
  • 5.4 HARNESSING THE DRILOSPHERE TO RESTORE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS IN DEGRADED SOILS96
  • 5.5 CONCLUSION98
  • REFERENCES100
  • Chapter 6: MICROHABITAT MANIPULATION: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING BY SHELTER-BUILDING INSECTS107
  • 6.1 INTRODUCTION107
  • 6.2 SHELTERS AND SHELTER-BUILDERS108
  • 6.3 LEAF SHELTERS AS HABITATS FOR ARTHROPODS113
  • 6.4 ENGINEERING EFFECTS ON ARTHROPOD COMMUNITIES120
  • 6.5 PROSPECTUS127
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS129
  • REFERENCES129
  • Chapter 7: CARPOBROTUS AS A CASE STUDY OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF SPECIES IMPACTS139
  • 7.1 INTRODUCTION139
  • 7.2 CARPOBROTUS AS AN ECOSYSTEM ENGINEER142
  • 7.3 DISCUSSION153
  • 7.4 CONCLUSIONS159
  • REFERENCES159
  • Chapter 8: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING IN THE FOSSIL RECORD: EARLY EXAMPLES FROM THE CAMBRIAN PERIOD163
  • 8.1 INTRODUCTION163
  • 8.2 PALEOCOMMUNITY RECONSTRUCTION164
  • 8.3 IDENTIFYING ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS IN THE FOSSIL RECORD166
  • 8.4 SETTING THE STAGE: THE CAMBRIAN PERIOD168
  • 8.5 EARLY METAZOAN ALLOGENIC ENGINEERS171
  • 8.6 EARLY METAZOAN AUTOGENIC ENGINEERS176
  • 8.7 CONCLUSIONS179
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS180
  • REFERENCES180
  • Chapter 9: HABITAT CONVERSION ASSOCIATED WITH BIOERODING MARINE ISOPODS185
  • 9.1 INTRODUCTION185
  • 9.2 SPHAEROMA QUOIANUM186
  • 9.3 SPHAEROMA TEREBRANS193
  • 9.4 LIMNORIA SPP.196
  • 9.5 LESSONS AND IMPLICATIONS197
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS198
  • REFERENCES198
  • Chapter 10: SYNTHESIS: LESSONS FROM DISPARATE ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS203
  • REFERENCES207
  • Section III: THEORIES AND MODELS209
  • Chapter 11: COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: RESULTS OF LOTKA–VOLTERRA COMMUNITY THEOR211
  • 11.1 INTRODUCTION211
  • 11.2 LOTKA–VOLTERRA COMMUNITY MODEL213
  • 11.3 DISCUSSION222
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS225
  • REFERENCES225
  • Chapter 12: MODEL STUDIES OF ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING IN PLANT COMMUNITIES229
  • 12.1 INTRODUCTION229
  • 12.2 A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR PLANT COMMUNITIES IN DRYLANDS231
  • 12.3 ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING IN THE MODEL236
  • 12.4 APPLYING THE MODEL TO WOODY-HERBACEOUS SYSTEMS240
  • 12.5 CONCLUDING REMARKS247
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS248
  • REFERENCES248
  • Chapter 13: BALANCING THE ENGINEER–ENVIRONMENT EQUATION: THE CURRENT LEGACY253
  • 13.1 INTRODUCTION253
  • 13.2 POPULATION MODELS OF ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS: THE SIMPLEST CASES255
  • 13.3 POPULATION MODELS: SPATIALLY EXPLICIT AND MECHANISTICALLY DETAILED CASES259
  • 13.4 POPULATION MODELS: CASES WITH AN EVOLUTIONARY FOCUS262
  • 13.5 COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM MODELS263
  • 13.6 CONCLUSIONS267
  • REFERENCES271
  • Chapter 14: SYNTHESIS OF ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING THEORY275
  • REFERENCES278
  • Section IV: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES AND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS279
  • Chapter 15: RESTORING OYSTER REEFS TO RECOVER ECOSYSTEM SERVICES281
  • 15.1 INTRODUCTION281
  • 15.2 EVALUATING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED BY OYSTER REEFS283
  • 15.3 CHALLENGES AND CONCLUSIONS293
  • REFERENCES294
  • Chapter 16: MANAGING INVASIVE ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS: THE CASE OF SPARTINA IN PACIFIC ESTUARIES299
  • 16.1 INVASIVE ENGINEERS CAUSE UNIQUE PROBLEMS299
  • 16.2 SPARTINA INVASION IN WILLAPA BAY300
  • 16.3 DIFFICULTIES PREDICTING SPREAD301
  • 16.4 INVASION IMPACT MECHANISMS302
  • 16.5 CHOICE OF CONTROL STRATEGIES306
  • 16.6 ALTERNATIVE RESTORATION TRAJECTORIES309
  • 16.7 COLLATERAL IMPACTS OF CONTROL314
  • 16.8 RECOMMENDATIONS316
  • REFERENCES317
  • Chapter 17: LIVESTOCK AND ENGINEERING NETWORK IN THE ISRAELI NEGEV: IMPLICATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEM MANAG323
  • 17.1 ENGINEERING NETWORKS324
  • 17.2 LIVESTOCK AND ENGINEERING NETWORK328
  • 17.3 NEGEV DESERT MANAGEMENT: EXPLOITATION AND MODULATION333
  • 17.4 CONCLUDING REMARKS336
  • REFERENCES338
  • Chapter 18: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS AND THE COMPLEX DYNAMICS OF NON-NATIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT ON CALIFOR343
  • 18.1 INTRODUCTION343
  • 18.2 OVERVIEW OF CALIFORNIA’S CHANNEL ISLANDS344
  • 18.3 FERAL SHEEP AND PIGS ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND346
  • 18.4 POST-ERADICATION FLORA AND FAUNA DYNAMICS347
  • 18.5 NON-NATIVE SPECIES AS ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS AND ECOSYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE INVADERS353
  • 18.6 COMPLEXITY, UNCERTAINTY, AND THEIR ROLE IN SHAPING MANAGEMENT DECISIONS356
  • 18.7 CONCLUSION: HOW DOES THE ECOSYSTEM ENGINEER CONCEPT FIT INTO ONGOING AND FUTURE NON-NATIVE SPEC359
  • REFERENCES361
  • Chapter 19: THE DIVERSE FACES OF ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS IN AGROECOSYSTEMS367
  • 19.1 PLANNED ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS370
  • 19.2 ASSOCIATED ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS372
  • 19.3 THE INTERACTION OF HUMAN ENGINEERS WITH ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERS: THE CASE OF PESTICIDES378
  • 19.4 DISCUSSION380
  • REFERENCES381
  • Chapter 20: MANAGEMENT AND ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS: CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND FUTURE CHALLENGES387
  • 20.1 INTRODUCTION387
  • 20.2 EFFECTS AND IMPACTS OF SINGLE ENGINEERING SPECIES388
  • 20.3 EFFECTS AND IMPACTS OF ENGINEERS IN THE CONTEXT OF ECOSYSTEMS389
  • 20.4 CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER DIRECTIONS391
  • REFERENCES393
  • INDEX395
  • COLOR PLATE407
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780123738578
  • ISBN-13 9780080548470
  • Author Cuddington, Kim
  • Category Science
  • Subject Environmental Science

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The first book entirely devoted to this topic, Ecosystem Engineers begins with the history of the concept, presenting opposing definitions of ecosystem engineeing. These varied definitions advance the debate and move past trivial difficulties to crystallize key issues such as the value of process-based vs. outcome-based. Authors include case studies spanning a wide spectrum of species and habitats, including above and below-ground, aquatic and terrestrial, and extant and paleontological examples. These studies enable readers to understand how the categorization of species as ecosystem engineers allows scientists to forge new explanatory generalizations. Key for all ecologists and environmentalists, this book ultimately illustrates how to inform and manage natural resources.

* The only consolidated treatment available
* Provides definitions, case studies, and examples of ecological models
* Discusses how ecosystem engineering can inform and improve the management of natural resources
* Includes contributions from Clive Jones, the leading figure in the development of the ecosystem engineer concept, and many other eminent ecologists, such as Alan Hastings