Climate Change and Insect Pests : CABI Climate Change Series : Book 2 - Christer Björkman

Climate Change and Insect Pests

By: Christer Björkman (Editor), Pekka Niemelä (Editor), Björn C Björn C, Riita Riita, Alain Roques

eBook | 12 June 2019

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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 to crops and forests 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.

Industry Reviews
"By and large, this book is a wonderful contribution to our understanding of insect pest ecology in the context of climate change, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in the topic. I believe it would be of utility to graduate courses in entomology, ecology, forest health, and climate change, although faculty might only use particular chapters that fit their needs. I personally enjoyed this book so much, as it is an epic synthesis of applied insect natural history, and I feel natural history and ecology are the keys to insect pest management. A great book for ecologists!" - David C. Shaw in Ecology, 97(6), 2016,
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Published: 1st October 2015