Scientists' warning on climate change and insects

Jeffrey A. Harvey; Kévin Tougeron; Rieta Gols; Robin Heinen; Mariana Abarca; Paul K. Abram; Yves Basset; Matty Berg; Carol Boggs; Jacques Brodeur; Pedro Cardoso; Jetske G. de Boer; Geert R. De Snoo; Charl Deacon; Jane E. Dell; Nicolas Desneux; Michael E. Dillon; Grant A. Duffy; Lee A. Dyer; Jacintha Ellers; Anahí Espíndola; James Fordyce; Matthew L. Forister; Caroline Fukushima; Matthew J. G. Gage; Carlos García‐Robledo; Claire Gely; Mauro Gobbi; Caspar Hallmann; Thierry Hance; John Harte; Axel Hochkirch; Christian Hof; Ary A. Hoffmann; Joel G. Kingsolver; Greg P. A. Lamarre; William F. Laurance; Blas Lavandero; Simon R. Leather; Philipp Lehmann; Cécile Le Lann; Margarita M. López‐Uribe; Chun‐Sen Ma; Gang Ma; Joffrey Moiroux; Lucie Monticelli; Chris Nice; Paul J. Ode; Sylvain Pincebourde; William J. Ripple; Melissah Rowe; Michael J. Samways; Arnaud Sentis; Alisha A. Shah; Nigel Stork; John S. Terblanche; Madhav P. Thakur; Matthew B. Thomas; Jason M. Tylianakis; Joan Van Baaren; Martijn Van de Pol; Wim H. Van der Putten; Hans Van Dyck; Wilco C. E. P. Verberk; David L. Wagner; Wolfgang W. Weisser; William C. Wetzel; H. Arthur Woods; Kris A. G. Wyckhuys; Steven L. Chown

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Scientists' warning on climate change and insects

Jeffrey A. Harvey^* (Corresponding author), Kévin Tougeron, Rieta Gols, Robin Heinen, Mariana Abarca, Paul K. Abram, Yves Basset, Matty Berg, Carol Boggs, Jacques Brodeur, Pedro Cardoso, Jetske G. de Boer, Geert R. De Snoo, Charl Deacon, Jane E. Dell, Nicolas Desneux, Michael E. Dillon, Grant A. Duffy, Lee A. Dyer, Jacintha EllersAnahí Espíndola, James Fordyce, Matthew L. Forister, Caroline Fukushima, Matthew J. G. Gage, Carlos García‐Robledo, Claire Gely, Mauro Gobbi, Caspar Hallmann, Thierry Hance, John Harte, Axel Hochkirch, Christian Hof, Ary A. Hoffmann, Joel G. Kingsolver, Greg P. A. Lamarre, William F. Laurance, Blas Lavandero, Simon R. Leather, Philipp Lehmann, Cécile Le Lann, Margarita M. López‐Uribe, Chun‐Sen Ma, Gang Ma, Joffrey Moiroux, Lucie Monticelli, Chris Nice, Paul J. Ode, Sylvain Pincebourde, William J. Ripple, Melissah Rowe, Michael J. Samways, Arnaud Sentis, Alisha A. Shah, Nigel Stork, John S. Terblanche, Madhav P. Thakur, Matthew B. Thomas, Jason M. Tylianakis, Joan Van Baaren, Martijn Van de Pol, Wim H. Van der Putten, Hans Van Dyck, Wilco C. E. P. Verberk, David L. Wagner, Wolfgang W. Weisser, William C. Wetzel, H. Arthur Woods, Kris A. G. Wyckhuys, Steven L. Chown

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Climate warming is considered to be among the most serious of anthropogenicstresses to the environment, because it not only has direct effects on biodiver-sity, but it also exacerbates the harmful effects of other human-mediated threats. The associated consequences are potentially severe, particularly interms of threats to species preservation, as well as in the preservation of anarray of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity. Among the most affectedgroups of animals are insects—central components of many ecosystems—forwhich climate change has pervasive effects from individuals to communities.In this contribution to the scientists’warning series, we summarize the effectof the gradual global surface temperature increase on insects, in terms ofphysiology, behavior, phenology, distribution, and species interactions, as wellas the effect of increased frequency and duration of extreme events such as hotand cold spells, fires, droughts, and floods on these parameters. We warn that,if no action is taken to better understand and reduce the action of climatechange on insects, we will drastically reduce our ability to build a sustainablefuture based on healthy, functional ecosystems. We discuss perspectives onrelevant ways to conserve insects in the face of climate change, and we offerseveral key recommendations on management approaches that can beadopted, on policies that should be pursued, and on the involvement of thegeneral public in the protection effort.

Original language	English
Article number	e1553
Journal	Ecological Monographs
Early online date	07 Nov 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1553
Publication status	Published - 01 Feb 2023

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Harvey, J. A., Tougeron, K., Gols, R., Heinen, R., Abarca, M., Abram, P. K., Basset, Y., Berg, M., Boggs, C., Brodeur, J., Cardoso, P., de Boer, J. G., De Snoo, G. R., Deacon, C., Dell, J. E., Desneux, N., Dillon, M. E., Duffy, G. A., Dyer, L. A., ... Chown, S. L. (2023). Scientists' warning on climate change and insects. Ecological Monographs, [e1553]. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1553

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