Multitrophic Interactions in Terrestrial Systems
36th Symposium of the British Ecological Society

Table of Contents

Preface
Part I. Interactions between Plants and Lower Organisms
Introductory Remarks N. J. Fokkema
1. Bacterial antagonist-fungal pathogen interactions on the plant aerial surface B. Seddon, S. G. Edwards, E. Markellou and N. E. Malathrakis
2. Interactions between beneficial soil bacteria and root pathogens: mechanisms and ecological impact C. Keel and G. Defago
3. Interactions between fungi and plant pathogens in soil and the rhizosphere J. M. Whipps
4. Interactions between mycorrhizal fungi and rhizosphere microorganisms within the context of sustainable soil-plant systems J. M. Barea, C. Azcon-Aguilar and R. Azcon
5. Interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and foilar pathogens: consequences for host and pathogen H. M. West
Concluding Remarks N. J. Fokkema
Part II. Plant-Microbe-Animal Interactions
Introductory Remarks J. B. Whittaker
6. Interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizas and plant parasitic nematodes in agro-ecosystems R. W. Roncadori
7. Interactions between insects and mycorrhizal fungi A. C. Gange and E. Bower
8. Indirect interactions between insect herbivores and pathogenic fungi on leaves P. E. Hatcher and P. G. Ayres
9. Fungal endophytes, herbivores and the structure of grassland communities K. Clay
10. A Catch 22: the utilisation of endophytic fungi for pest management R. A. Prestidge and O. J - P. Ball
Concluding Remarks J. B. Whittaker
Part III. Plant-Animal Interactions
Introductory Remarks R. Karban
11. Induced responses in trees: mediators of interactions among macro- and micros-herbivores? S. H. Faeth and D. Wilson
12. Host-plant mediated interactions between spatially separated herbivores: effects on community structure G. J. Masters and V. K. Brown
13. Gall-inducing insect herbivores in multitrophic systems P. W. Price, G. W. Fernandes and R. Declerck-Floate
14. Host-multiparasitoid interactions T. H. Jones, M. P. Hassell and H. C. J. Godfray
15. Vertebrate effects on plant-invertebrate food webs T. Tscharntke
Concluding Remarks R. Karban
Part IV. Complex Animal Interactions
Introductory Remarks R. M. May
16. Two's company, three's a crowd: host-pathogen-parasitoid dynamics M. Begon, S. Sait and D. J. Thompson
17. Community modules R. D. Holt
18. Outlines of food webs in a low arctic tundra landscape in relation to three theories on trophic dynamics L. Oksanen, M. Aunapuu, T. Oksanen, M. Scneider, P. Ekerholm, P. A. Lundberg, T. Armulik, V. Aruoja and L. Bondestad
19. Compartmentalisation of resource utilisation within soil ecosystems J. C. Moore and P. C. De Ruiter
20. Food-web patterns: what do we really know? S. J. Hall and D. G. Raffaelli
Concluding Remarks R. M. May
Indexes.