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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).

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: CABI climate change series ; 7.Publisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2015Copyright date: 2015Description: 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps, chartsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Climate change and insect pests.DDC classification:
  • 595.7/165 23
LOC classification:
  • QL469 .C55 2015eb
Online resources: Also available in print format.
Contents:
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 -- Responses of Tree-killing Bark Beetles to a Changing Climate / Kenneth F. Raffa, Brian H. Aukema, Barbara J. Bentz, Allan L. Carroll, Jeffrey A. Hicke and Thomas E. Kolb -- The Eurasian Spruce Bark Beetle : The Role of Climate / Bjørn Økland, Sigrid Netherer and Lorenzo Marini -- Pine Wood Nematode, Pine Wilt Disease, Vector Beetle and Pine Tree : How a Multiplayer System Could Reply to Climate Change / Alain Roques, Lilin Zhao, Jianghua Sun and Christelle Robinet -- Northern Geometrids and Climate Change : From Abiotic Factors to Trophic Interactions / Tea Ammunét, Helena Bylund and Jane U. Jepsen -- Effects of New Forest Management on Insect Damage Risk in a Changing Climate / Christer Björkman, Helena Bylund, Urban Nilsson, Göran Nordlander and Martin Schroeder.
Abstract: 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.
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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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- Responses of Tree-killing Bark Beetles to a Changing Climate / Kenneth F. Raffa, Brian H. Aukema, Barbara J. Bentz, Allan L. Carroll, Jeffrey A. Hicke and Thomas E. Kolb -- The Eurasian Spruce Bark Beetle : The Role of Climate / Bjørn Økland, Sigrid Netherer and Lorenzo Marini -- Pine Wood Nematode, Pine Wilt Disease, Vector Beetle and Pine Tree : How a Multiplayer System Could Reply to Climate Change / Alain Roques, Lilin Zhao, Jianghua Sun and Christelle Robinet -- Northern Geometrids and Climate Change : From Abiotic Factors to Trophic Interactions / Tea Ammunét, Helena Bylund and Jane U. Jepsen -- Effects of New Forest Management on Insect Damage Risk in a Changing Climate / Christer Björkman, Helena Bylund, Urban Nilsson, Göran Nordlander and Martin Schroeder.

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