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Léonard Schneider1, Martine Rebetez1, Sergio Rasmann2
1Institute of Geography, University of Neuchâtel, Espace Tilo-Frey 1, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Climate change has various and complex effects on crop pests worldwide. In this review, we detail the role of the main climatic parameters related to temperature and precipitation changes that might have direct or indirect impacts on pest species. Changes in these parameters are likely to favour or to limit pest species, depending on their ecological context. On a global scale, crop pests are expected to benefit from current and future climate change. However, substantial differences appear across biomes and species. Temperate regions are generally more likely to face an increase in pest attacks compared with tropical regions. Therefore, climate change effects should be studied in the context of local climate and local ecological interactions across biomes.
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