A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review
Complex responses of global insect pests to climate warming (2020)
Lehmann, Philipp; Ammunét, Tea; Barton, Madeleine; Battisti, Andrea; Eigenbrode, Sanford D.; Jepsen, Jane Uhd; Kalinkat, Gregor; Neuvonen, Seppo; Niemelä, Pekka; Terblanche, John S.; Økland, Bjørn et al. (2020). Complex responses of global insect pests to climate warming. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 18 (3), 141-150. DOI: 10.1002/fee.2160
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All authors or editors: Lehmann, Philipp; Ammunét, Tea; Barton, Madeleine; Battisti, Andrea; Eigenbrode, Sanford D.; Jepsen, Jane Uhd; Kalinkat, Gregor; Neuvonen, Seppo; Niemelä, Pekka; Terblanche, John S.; et al.
Journal or series: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
ISSN: 1540-9295
eISSN: 1540-9309
Publication year: 2020
Volume: 18
Issue number: 3
Pages range: 141-150
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2160
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67732
Abstract
Although it is well known that insects are sensitive to temperature, how they will be affected by ongoing global warming remains uncertain because these responses are multifaceted and ecologically complex. We reviewed the effects of climate warming on 31 globally important phytophagous (plant‐eating) insect pests to determine whether general trends in their responses to warming were detectable. We included four response categories (range expansion, life history, population dynamics, and trophic interactions) in this assessment. For the majority of these species, we identified at least one response to warming that affects the severity of the threat they pose as pests. Among these insect species, 41% showed responses expected to lead to increased pest damage, whereas only 4% exhibited responses consistent with reduced effects; notably, most of these species (55%) demonstrated mixed responses. This means that the severity of a given insect pest may both increase and decrease with ongoing climate warming. Overall, our analysis indicated that anticipating the effects of climate warming on phytophagous insect pests is far from straightforward. Rather, efforts to mitigate the undesirable effects of warming on insect pests must include a better understanding of how individual species will respond, and the complex ecological mechanisms underlying their responses.
Keywords: insects; insect pests; climate changes; distribution; population dynamics
Free keywords: insect pests; climate warming
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Reporting Year: 2020
Preliminary JUFO rating: 2