Warming and drought combine to increase pest insect fitness on urban trees

Urban habitats are characterized by impervious surfaces, which increase temperatures and reduce water availability to plants. The effects of these conditions on herbivorous insects are not well understood, but may provide insight into future conditions. Three primary hypotheses have been proposed to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2017-03, Vol.12 (3), p.e0173844
Hauptverfasser:	Dale, Adam G, Frank, Steven D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abiotic factors Abundance Acer rubrum Animals Arthropoda Arthropods Biological control Biology Biology and Life Sciences Body size Body temperature Carbon dioxide Climate Climate Change Climate effects Diaspididae Drought Drought conditions Droughts Ecological effects Ecology Ecology and Environmental Sciences Ecosystem biology Ecosystem components Ecosystems Fitness Hemiptera - physiology Herbivores Herbivory - physiology Host-Parasite Interactions Hypotheses Insect pests Insects Melanaspis Outbreaks Pest control Pest outbreaks Pests Physiological aspects Physiology Plant stress Plants (botany) Precipitation Rural areas Southeastern United States Temperature Temperature effects Trees Trees - growth & development Trees - parasitology Urban areas Urban heat islands Urbanization Water availability
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