Climate change and insect pests

by Björkman, Christer Niemelä, Pekka

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Title Statements

Full title :Climate change and insect pests / edited by Christer Björkman, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology, Uppsala, Sweden, and Pekka Niemelä, University of Turku, Department of Biology, Turku, Finland.

Summary

This book contains 14 chapters focusing on understanding climatic effects on agricultural and forest pest populations. The importance of insect pests in providing an excellent framework for evaluating climatic effects on a wide range of ecological systems are also discussed.

Insects, being poikilothermic, are among the organisms that are most likely to respond to changes in climate, particularly increased temperatures. Range expansions into new areas, further north and to higher elevations, are already well documented, as are physiological and phenological responses. It is anticipated that the damage by insects will increase as a consequence of climate change, i.e. increasing temperatures primarily. However, the evidence in support of this common "belief" is sparse. Climate Change and Insect Pests sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to identify future research directions. -- Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):CABI
Place of Publication:Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 279 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781780643786, 1780643780
oclc:ocn907172612
LC Classification:QL469
Dewey Decimal:595.7/165

Foreword / Matthew P. Ayres -- Climate Change and Insect Pest Distribution Range / Andrea Battisti and Stig Larsson -- Species Distribution Modelling in Predicting Response to Climate Change / Matthew P. Hill and Linda J. Thomson -- Adaptive Responses of Plants to Insect Herbivores under Climate Change / Sergio Rasmann and Loïc Pellissier -- Boreal Woody Species Resistance Affected by Climate Change / Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto, Line Nybakken, Tendry Randriamanana and Virpi Virjamo -- Effects of Climate Change on the Interactions Between Insect Pests and Their Natural Enemies / Gregor Kalinkat and Björn C. Rall -- Physiological Variation of Insects in Agricultural Landscapes : Potential Impacts of Climate Change / John S. Terblanche, Minette Karsten, Katherine A. Mitchell, Madeleine G. Barton and Patricia Gibert -- Climate Change and Biological Control in Agricultural Systems : Principles and Examples from North America / Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Thomas S. Davis and David W. Crowder -- Climate Change Effects on Agricultural Insect Pests in Europe / Leena Lindström and Philipp Lehmann -- Abiotic Factors, Climatic Variability and Forest Insect Pests / Seppo Neuvonen and Tarmo Virtanen -- …

Subjects

Bioclimatologie Bioclimatology climate change ecology Entomology Entomology -- Research insect pests Insectes -- Distribution géographique Insectes -- Facteurs climatiques Insectes nuisibles Insects -- Climatic factors Insects -- Geographical distribution Pest insects