Scientists' warning on climate change and insects

JA Harvey, K Tougeron, R Gols, R Heinen… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming is considered to be among the most serious of anthropogenic stresses to
the environment, because it not only has direct effects on biodiversity, but it also exacerbates …

Rapid adaptation in a fast‐changing world: Emerging insights from insect genomics

GA McCulloch, JM Waters - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Many researchers have questioned the ability of biota to adapt to rapid anthropogenic
environmental shifts. Here, we synthesize emerging genomic evidence for rapid insect …

Insect responses to global change offer signposts for biodiversity and conservation

RJ Wilson, R Fox - Ecological Entomology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
1. Insects have emerged as causes célèbres for widespread concern about human effects
on global biodiversity. Here, we consider how insects provide opportunities both to …

Climate change and elevational range shifts in insects

CM McCain, CF Garfinkel - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Many montane insects are moving upward with warming temperatures: 51–61%
depending on the metric.•However, many montane insects are not tracking temperature …

Insects in high‐elevation streams: Life in extreme environments imperiled by climate change

JH Birrell, AA Shah, S Hotaling, JJ Giersch… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is altering conditions in high‐elevation streams worldwide, with largely
unknown effects on resident communities of aquatic insects. Here, we review the challenges …

Rock glaciers and related cold rocky landforms: Overlooked climate refugia for mountain biodiversity

S Brighenti, S Hotaling, DS Finn… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mountains are global biodiversity hotspots where cold environments and their associated
ecological communities are threatened by climate warming. Considerable research attention …

Effect of climate change on introduced and native agricultural invasive insect pests in Europe

Simple Summary Invasive insects, along with climate change, are among the two most
important environmental problems facing the world today. They pose a threat to many …

Direct and indirect effects of altered temperature regimes and phenological mismatches on insect populations

M Abarca, R Spahn - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change is transforming ecosystems by altering species ranges, the composition of
communities, and trophic interactions. Here, we synthesize recent reviews and subsequent …

Key rules of life and the fading cryosphere: Impacts in alpine lakes and streams

JJ Elser, C Wu, AL González, DH Shain… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alpine regions are changing rapidly due to loss of snow and ice in response to ongoing
climate change. While studies have documented ecological responses in alpine lakes and …

A potential network structure of symbiotic bacteria involved in carbon and nitrogen metabolism of wood-utilizing insect larvae

H Miyamoto, F Asano, K Ishizawa, W Suda… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective biological utilization of wood biomass is necessary worldwide. Since several insect
larvae can use wood biomass as a nutrient source, studies on their digestive microbial …