Impacts of global change on Mediterranean forests and their services
The increase in aridity, mainly by decreases in precipitation but also by higher temperatures,
is likely the main threat to the diversity and survival of Mediterranean forests. Changes in …
is likely the main threat to the diversity and survival of Mediterranean forests. Changes in …
The evolution of insect body coloration under changing climates
S Clusella-Trullas, M Nielsen - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Many abiotic and biotic factors in addition to temperature can drive color variation
in insects.•Museum collections and repeated field surveys reveal associations between …
in insects.•Museum collections and repeated field surveys reveal associations between …
Forest resilience to global warming is strongly modulated by local‐scale topographic, microclimatic and biotic conditions
J Carnicer, M Vives‐Ingla, L Blanquer… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Resilience of endangered rear edge populations of cold‐adapted forests in the
Mediterranean basin is increasingly altered by extreme heatwave and drought pressures. It …
Mediterranean basin is increasingly altered by extreme heatwave and drought pressures. It …
Insects and their pathogens in a changing climate
RJS Leger - Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2021 - Elsevier
The complex nature of climate change-mediated multitrophic interaction is an underexplored
area, but has the potential to dramatically shift transmission and distribution of many insects …
area, but has the potential to dramatically shift transmission and distribution of many insects …
Interspecific differences in microhabitat use expose insects to contrasting thermal mortality
M Vives‐Ingla, J Sala‐Garcia… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecotones linking open and forested habitats contain multiple microhabitats with varying
vegetal structures and microclimatic regimes. Ecotones host many insect species whose …
vegetal structures and microclimatic regimes. Ecotones host many insect species whose …
Phenotypic biomarkers of climatic impacts on declining insect populations: A key role for decadal drought, thermal buffering and amplification effects and host plant …
Widespread population declines have been reported for diverse Mediterranean butterflies
over the last three decades, and have been significantly associated with increased global …
over the last three decades, and have been significantly associated with increased global …
Varying thermal exposure, host-plant traits and oviposition behaviour across vegetation ecotones
Vegetation cover generates local microclimatic gradients in the understorey, being
especially pronounced at narrow ecotones linking open and forested habitats (open–closed …
especially pronounced at narrow ecotones linking open and forested habitats (open–closed …