Climate change and insect pests /

• Other Authors: Björkman, Christer, 1959- (Editor), Niemelä, Pekka, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2015.
• Series: CABI climate change series ; 7.
• Subjects: Insects > Geographical distribution.; Insects > Climatic factors.; Insect pests.; Bioclimatology.; Entomology > Research.; Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Meteorology and Climate.; Plant Ecology.; Animal Ecology.; Adaptation.; Climate change.; Climatic factors.; Forest pests.; Plant pests.; Population dynamics.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts.; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book contains 14 chapters focusing on understanding climatic effects on agricultural and forest pest populations. The importance of insect pests in providing an excellent framework for evaluating climatic effects on a wide range of ecological systems are also discussed.