Biology of Desert Invertebrates by C. S. Crawford.

What little we know of the biology of desert invertebrates stems largely from inferences based on intensive and repeated observations. Such informa­ tion is not gained easily, since despite the actual abundance of these animals, relatively few of them are ever seen. In fact, except for species impac...

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מחבר ראשי: Crawford, C. S. (Author)
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שפה:English
יצא לאור: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1981.
מהדורה:1st ed. 1981.
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505 0 |a 1 Deserts and Desert Invertebrates -- 1 Perspectives -- 2 The Array of Desert Invertebrates -- Summary Comments: Part 1 -- 2 Adaptations to Xeric Environments -- 3 The Use of Light and Timing of Activity -- 4 Water Relations: Short-Term Water Balance -- 5 Seasonal Water Relations: Long-Term Water Balance -- 6 Temperature Relations -- 7 Energetics -- Summary Comments: Part 2 -- 3 Life-History Patterns -- 8 Short Lives: Multivoltine Species -- 9 Short Lives: Univoltine Species -- 10 Long Lives: Herbivores and Detritivores -- 11 Long Lives: Carnivores -- Summary Comments: Part 3 -- 4 Invertebrate Communities: Composition and Dynamics -- Introduction: Use of the Community Concept -- 12 Soil and Litter Community: Nematodes and Microarthropods -- 13 Soil and Litter Community: Social Arthropods -- 14 Soil and Litter Community: Temporary Dwellers -- 15 Temporary Vegetation Community: Emphasis on Herbivores -- 16 Perennial Shrub Community -- 17 The Invertebrate Community of Ephemeral Waters -- 5 Invertebrates in Desert Ecosystems: Summary Remarks -- A. Introduction -- B. The Temporal Dimension -- C. The Spatial Dimension -- D. Models of Invertebrate Activity in Desert Ecosystems -- E. Future Studies -- F. Final Comments -- References. 
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