Jamieson, M.A. and Trowbridge, A.M. and Raffa , K.F. and Lindroth, R.L. (2012) Consequences of Climate Warming and Altered Precipitation Patterns for Plant-Insect and Multitrophic Interactions. Plant Physiology, 160. pp. 1719-1727.
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Understanding and predicting the impacts of anthropogenically driven climate change on species interactions and ecosystem processes is a critical scientific and societal challenge. Climate change has important ecological consequences for species interactions that occur across multiple trophic levels. In this Update, we broadly examine recent literature focused on disentangling the direct and indirect effects of temperature and water availability on plants, phytophagous insects, and the natural enemies of these insects, with special attention given to forest ecosystems. We highlight the role of temperature in shaping plant and insect metabolism, growth, development, and phenology. Additionally, we address the complexity involved in determining climate-mediated effects on plant-insect and multitrophic level interactions as well as the roles of plant ecophysiological processes in driving both bottom-up and top-down controls. Climate warming may exacerbate plant susceptibility to attack by some insect groups, particularly under reduced water availability. Despite considerable growth in research investigating the effects of climate change on plants and insects, we lack a mechanistic understanding of how temperature and precipitation influence species interactions, particularly with respect to plant defense traits and insect outbreaks. Moreover, a systematic literature review reveals that research efforts to date are highly overrepresented by plant studies and suggests a need for greater attention to plant-insect and multitrophic level interactions. Understanding the role of climatic variability and change on such interactions will provide further insight into links between abiotic and biotic drivers of community- and ecosystem-level processes. ...
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | We thank two anonymous reviewers for thoughtful comments and suggestions for improving this article. |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (M.A.J., K.F.R., R.L.L.); and Yellowstone Ecological Research Center, Bozeman, Montana 59718 (A.M.T.) |
| Subjects: | Atmosperic Science > Climatology Plant Protection |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr. SanatKumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2012 04:52 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2012 04:52 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.112.206524 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8979 |
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