Interrelationship Between Insects and Plants
Interrelationship between insects and plants
Plant-animal interactions are an important area of study at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and these interactions can have both subtle and broad implications for the surrounding ecosystem. This lively book documents, in understandable language, the process of food selection by insects and the symbiotic interrelationship between insects and plants. The author concentrates on current environments, but also presents a historical analysis along with his perspective on the future of codependent arthropods and plants in a rapidly changing ecosystem. The topic of mutual evolution—the complex actions and reactions between the plant kingdom and the insects of the animal kingdoms—provides the backbone of this fascinating text. The book includes a glossary, an extensive list of references, and two indexes—one organized by insects and one by plants. Its very helpful illustrations are both highly detailed and beautifully drawn.
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