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

• Main Authors: Sota, Teiji (Author), Kagata, Hideki (Author), Ando, Yoshino (Author), Utsumi, Shunsuke (Author), Osono, Takashi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Biology,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Entomology.; Mycology.; Life Sciences.

This book 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-...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Metagenomic approach yields insights into fungal diversity and functioning
• 2. Insect-plant Interactions in Plant-based Community / Ecosystem Genetics
• 3. Accelerated diversification by spatial and temporal isolation associated with life-history evolution in insects.