Multitrophic interactions in terrestrial systems : the 36th Symposium of the British Ecological Society, Royal Holloway College, University of London, 1995

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.