Declines and Resilience of Communities of Leaf Chewing Insects on Missouri Oaks Following Spring Frost and Summer Drought

Declines and Resilience of Communities of Leaf Chewing Insects on Missouri Oaks Following Spring Frost and Summer Drought

Extreme weather events dramatically impact populations of individual insect species but the consequences of such events for entire insect communities are not well documented. We present evidence that mid spring frosts and summer drought negatively affect the community of insects found on Missouri oa...

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Main Authors: Robert J. Marquis, John T. Lill, Rebecca E. Forkner, Josiane Le Corff, John M. Landosky, James B. Whitfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
insect decline
climate change
insect populations
drought
spring frosts
Quercus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00396/full

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