Species Diversity and Community Structure Novel Patterns and Processes in Plants, Insects, and Fungi

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Species Diversity and Community Structure introduces recent progress in the study of species diversity and community structures in terrestrial organisms conducted by three groups at Kyoto University. First, it explains species diversity and the functioning of fungi in Asian regions as outlined by metagenomic approaches using next-generation sequencing technology. The advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies accelerate the speed of species inventorying, especially for microorganisms. Second, the study of complex interactions between herbivorous insects and plants in the community and ecosystem contexts is presented. Recent studies in community and ecosystem genetics shed light on these complex interactions with novel approaches incorporating genetic perspectives including genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in plant defenses against herbivores. Finally, recent studies on speciation processes in insects are described, processes that are related to the evolution of particular life history strategies. Included is an examination of two hypotheses that may be important in understanding diversification of insect species in heterogeneous environments in space and time. Species Diversity and Community Structure is a valuable resource especially for ecologists who are interested in species diversity and community structure.

Contents

Foreword by Kiyokazu Agata

1. Community/ecosystem genetics in terrestrial ecosystems (Hideki Kagata, Yoshino Ando, Shunsuke Utsumi)
2. Revealing the ecological and evolutionary processes for insect species diversity (Teiji Sota)
3. Metagenomic approach to fungal diversity and functioning (Takashi Osono) Authors: Hideki Kagata: PhD Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University; Yoshino Ando, PhD Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto UniversityShunsuke Utsumi, PhD Department of General Systems Studies, University of Tokyo; Teiji Sota Dr of Agriculture, Kyoto University Dept. of Zoology, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto UniversityTakashi Osono, PhD Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University

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