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Climate Change and Insect Pests
Christer Bjorkman
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Description for Climate Change and Insect Pests
Hardback. The latest book in the successful CABI Climate Change Series sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to identify future research directions. Editor(s): Bjorkman, Christer; Niemala, Pekka. Series: CABI Climate Change Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: RNPG; TVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 922.
Insects, being poikilothermic, are among the organisms that are most likely to respond to changes in climate, particularly increased temperatures. Range expansions into new areas, further north and to higher elevations, are already well documented, as are physiological and phenological responses. It is anticipated that the damage to crops and forests by insects will increase as a consequence of climate change, i.e. increasing temperatures primarily. However, the evidence in support of this common belief is sparse. Climate Change and Insect Pests sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to ... Read more
Insects, being poikilothermic, are among the organisms that are most likely to respond to changes in climate, particularly increased temperatures. Range expansions into new areas, further north and to higher elevations, are already well documented, as are physiological and phenological responses. It is anticipated that the damage to crops and forests by insects will increase as a consequence of climate change, i.e. increasing temperatures primarily. However, the evidence in support of this common belief is sparse. Climate Change and Insect Pests sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
CABI Climate Change Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780643786
SKU
V9781780643786
Shipping Time
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About Christer Bjorkman
Christer Bjorkman, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Pekka Niemala, University of Turku, Finland
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