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  • Climate Change Biology
  • Insect Ecology

Background:

  • Climate change impacts on ecosystems are significant, yet studies on multiple drivers affecting insect herbivores are limited.
  • Herbivorous insects play crucial roles in ecosystem processes, making their response to climate change a key research area.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the independent and combined effects of elevated CO2, warming, and drought on the heather beetle (Lochmaea suturalis).
  • To understand how these climate change drivers influence insect herbivore performance and survival in a heathland ecosystem.

Main Methods:

  • A full factorial split-plot experiment with 48 plots was established in a Danish heathland.
  • Larvae of the heather beetle were exposed to ambient versus elevated levels of CO2, warming, and drought, including all combinations, for five weeks.
  • Larval weight and survival were measured to assess treatment effects.

Main Results:

  • Larval weight and survival were highest under ambient conditions and decreased with an increasing number of climate change drivers.
  • Drought had the most substantial negative impact on larval weight, and a significant three-way interaction between time, CO2, and drought was observed.
  • Combined drought, warming, and elevated CO2 resulted in the lowest survival rates, with climate driver effects mediated by changes in plant chemistry and water content.

Conclusions:

  • The performance (weight and survival) of insect herbivores like the heather beetle is likely to decline under future climate change scenarios.
  • The complexity of insect herbivore responses to climate change increases significantly when multiple drivers are considered simultaneously.
  • Drought emerged as the most critical factor impacting the studied insect herbivore, highlighting its importance in future climate impact assessments.