Early pest development and loss of biological control are associated with urban warming

Climate warming is predicted to cause many changes in ectotherm communities, one of which is phenological mismatch, wherein one species' development advances relative to an associated species or community. Phenological mismatches already lead to loss of pollination services, and we predict that...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biology letters (2005) 2014-11, Vol.10 (11), p.20140586-20140586
Hauptverfasser: Meineke, Emily K., Dunn, Robert R., Frank, Steven D.
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Zusammenfassung:Climate warming is predicted to cause many changes in ectotherm communities, one of which is phenological mismatch, wherein one species' development advances relative to an associated species or community. Phenological mismatches already lead to loss of pollination services, and we predict that they also cause loss of biological control. Here, we provide evidence that a pest develops earlier due to urban warming but that phenology of its parasitoid community does not similarly advance. This mismatch is associated with greater egg production that likely leads to more pests on trees.
ISSN:1744-9561
1744-957X
DOI:10.1098/rsbl.2014.0586