Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Publication Title
Current Opinion in Insect Science
Abstract
Climate change is transforming ecosystems by altering species ranges, the composition of communities, and trophic interactions. Here, we synthesize recent reviews and subsequent developments to provide an overview of insect ecological and evolutionary responses to altered temperature regimes. We discuss both direct responses to thermal stress and indirect responses arising from phenological mismatches, altered host quality, and changes in natural enemy activity. Altered temperature regimes can increase exposure to both cold and heat stress and result in phenological and morphological mismatches with adjacent trophic levels. Host plant quality varies in a heterogenous way in response to altered temperatures with both increases and decreases observed. Density-dependent effects, spatial heterogeneity, and rapid evolutionary change provide some resilience to these threats.
Volume
47
First Page
67
Last Page
74
DOI
10.1016/j.cois.2021.04.008
Recommended Citation
Abarca, Mariana and Spahn, Ryan, "Direct and Indirect Effects of Altered Temperature Regimes and Phenological Mismatches on Insect Populations" (2021). Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/bio_facpubs/264
Comments
Archived as published in National Science Foundation.