Climate change impacts on pest ecology and risks to pasture resilience
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posted on 2024-07-29, 20:34 authored by Sarah MansfieldSarah Mansfield, Colin FergusonColin Ferguson, Pip GerardPip Gerard, David Hodges, John KeanJohn Kean, Craig PhillipsCraig Phillips, Scott HardwickScott Hardwick, Sue ZydenbosSue ZydenbosIt is well understood that damage by insect pests can have serious consequences for pasture resilience. However, the impacts of climate change on pastoral systems, the responses of insect pests, and implications for pest impact mitigation are unclear. This paper reviews pest responses to climate change, including direct impacts such as temperature and carbon dioxide levels, geographic range expansion, sleeper pests, and outbreaks resulting from disturbance such as drought and farm system changes. The paper concludes with a plea for transdisciplinary research into pasture resilience under climate change that has insect pests as an integral component – not as an afterthought.
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2021-10-22Project number
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