{"product_id":"9780412165207","title":"Grassland Invertebrates: Ecology, influence on soil fertility and effects on plant growth","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGrassland Invertebrates: Ecology, influence on soil fertility and effects on plant growth\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCurry, Jim P.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrasslands comprise more than a quarter of the Earth's land  surface. In addition to supporting a wide range of vertebrates such as  domestic livestock and a variety of games species, grassland is the  natural habitat for a wide range of invertebrate species, and this  book considers those which occur in grassland and their impact on soil  fertility and herbage growth. It describes grassland as a habitat for  invertebrates, the groups which occur there and their abudance. An  extensive literature on grassland invertebrates scattered through  numerous scientific journals and reports is drawn on in an attempt to  develop an overview. \u003cbr\u003e  In the opening chapter the major grassland types are considered and  the features which influence the distribution and abudance of the  invertebrates which inhabit them are discussed. Next the major  taxonomic groups are reviewed in turn, with a brief account of their  biology and ecology and of their ecosystem role. Some general features  of grassland invertebrate communities are then described and teh  factors which influence th epopulation densities of their constituent  species are considered. Particular attentionm is given to the ways in  which populations are influenced by management practices. The final  and largest chapterdeals with the various ways in which invertebrates  influence important grassland processes through ingestion of organic  matter, interaction with injurious species is considered, with  particular emphasis on the potential for achieving this through  manipulating grassland management practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1993-11-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780412165207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 234cm x156cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 438\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312266858636,"sku":"9780412165207","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780412165207.jpg?v=1771523090","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780412165207","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}