Recent Climate Adaptation of Insects
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2024 | Viewed by 387
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Human activities are changing the global environment, with consequences for other living organisms, such as insects. Although insects have evolved and diversified through more than 450 million years of variable climates, notable climate anomalies have been recorded in the last few decades. The recent shifting patterns of temperature and precipitation (humidity) exacerbated by anthropogenic activities continue to pose unknown challenges and benefits for insect survival. Climate crisis has contributed to habitat loss, increased pest status, changes in geographical ranges, emergence of invasive species and diseases, declines in abundance (or total extinctions), increased incidences of migratory pests, life-cycle mismatches with host phenology, and increased insecticide resistance resulting in high selection pressure with cross-protection or cross-susceptibility consequences. The extent to which individual species are affected by these challenges depends on their inherent responses and capacity to tolerate (or adapt to) different environmental stressors. Although this is a critical topic for entomologists and ecologists, there are limited studies that have specifically documented empirical evidence of insect responses to recent climate change. Although most recent studies agree that climate change impacts on insects continue, clear trends in recent responses of insects to climate change are missing, obscuring clarity on potential future patterns for insect pest management or conservation decision-making.
Aim: This Special Issue aims to collect diverse findings on the recent effects of climate change on insects and their diverse responses, impacts on species diversity, and changes in insect adaptation to climate change.
Scope: This Special Issue invites several article formats, including but not limited to original research papers, opinion pieces, perspectives, mini-reviews, or review articles focused on resent responses of insects to climate change. Contributions may report results at trophic, population or individual level, including but not limited to behavioral, morphological, physiological or molecular processes. Articles may also be focused on the adaptation, development, migration, modelling, or evolution of insects under recent climate change patterns.
Dr. Honest Machekano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- recent climate change
- insect responses, trends, adaptation
- ecosystem
- invasive species
