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 …

Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States

SR Weiskopf, MA Rubenstein, LG Crozier… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change is a pervasive and growing global threat to biodiversity and ecosystems.
Here, we present the most up-to-date assessment of climate change impacts on biodiversity …

Survive a warming climate: insect responses to extreme high temperatures

CS Ma, G Ma, S Pincebourde - Annual Review of Entomology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Global change includes a substantial increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme high
temperatures (EHTs), which influence insects at almost all levels. The number of studies …

Shrinking body sizes in response to warming: explanations for the temperature–size rule with special emphasis on the role of oxygen

WCEP Verberk, D Atkinson, KN Hoefnagel… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Body size is central to ecology at levels ranging from organismal fecundity to the functioning
of communities and ecosystems. Understanding temperature‐induced variations in body …

Climate change‐mediated temperature extremes and insects: From outbreaks to breakdowns

JA Harvey, R Heinen, R Gols… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Insects are among the most diverse and widespread animals across the biosphere and are
well‐known for their contributions to ecosystem functioning and services. Recent increases …

Evolutionary genomics can improve prediction of species' responses to climate change

AM Waldvogel, B Feldmeyer, G Rolshausen… - Evolution …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Global climate change (GCC) increasingly threatens biodiversity through the loss of species,
and the transformation of entire ecosystems. Many species are challenged by the pace of …

Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient

V Radchuk, T Reed, C Teplitsky, M van de Pol… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Biological responses to climate change have been widely documented across taxa and
regions, but it remains unclear whether species are maintaining a good match between …

A predictive timeline of wildlife population collapse

F Cerini, DZ Childs, CF Clements - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - nature.com
Contemporary rates of biodiversity decline emphasize the need for reliable ecological
forecasting, but current methods vary in their ability to predict the declines of real-world …

Recent declines in salmon body size impact ecosystems and fisheries

KB Oke, CJ Cunningham, PAH Westley… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Declines in animal body sizes are widely reported and likely impact ecological interactions
and ecosystem services. For harvested species subject to multiple stressors, limited …

Climate warming, resource availability, and the metabolic meltdown of ectotherms

RB Huey, JG Kingsolver - The American Naturalist, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
Climate warming may lower environmental resource levels, growth, and fitness of many
ectotherms. In a classic experiment, Brett and colleagues documented that growth rates of …