Direct impacts of recent climate warming on insect populations
Effects of recent climate change have already been detected in many species,and,in particular,in insects. The present paper reviews the key impacts of global warming on insect development and dispersal. The effects of climate change appear to be much more complex than a simple linear response to an average increase in temperature. They can differ between seasons and bioclimatic regions. Earlier flight periods,enhanced winter survival and acceleration of development rates are the major insect responses. Differential response of insects and hosts to warming up might also lead to disruption of their phenological synchrony,but adaptive genetic processes are likely to quickly restore this synchrony. In a number of cases,warming results in removing or relocating the barriers that limit present species’ ranges. It is also likely to facilitate the establishment and spread of invasive alien species. Finally,knowledge gaps are identified and future research interests are suggested.
adaptation alien species climate warming phenology range distribution
Christelle ROBINET Alain ROQUES
National Institute for Agricultural Research,INRA UR633,Orléans,France
国际会议
第四届整合动物学国际学术研讨会暨全球变化生物学国际学术研讨会
昆明
英文
132-142
2010-12-04（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）