Inconsistent shifts in warming and temperature variability are linked to reduced avian fitness

CC Taff, JR Shipley - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
As the climate has warmed, many birds have advanced their breeding timing. However, as
climate change also changes temperature distributions, breeding earlier might increase …

Active around the year: Butterflies and moths adapt their life cycles to a warming world

JC Habel, T Schmitt, P Gros, W Ulrich - Global Change Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Living in a warming world requires adaptations to altered annual temperature regimes. In
Europe, spring is starting earlier, and the vegetation period is ending later in the year. These …

The increasing threat of Rift Valley fever virus globalization: strategic guidance for protection and preparation

S Gibson, LE Noronha, H Tubbs… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV)(Bunyavirales: Phlebovirus) is a prominent vector-borne
zoonotic disease threat to global agriculture and public health. Risks of introduction into …

Chasing and surfing seasonal waves: Avian migration through the US tracks land surface phenology in fall, but not spring

CA Adams, MA Tomaszewska… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is altering the timing of seasonal events for many taxa. There is limited
understanding of how northward/southward songbird migration follows or is limited by the …

European river typologies fail to capture diatom, fish, and macrophyte community composition

JF Jupke, S Birk, A Apostolou, J Aroviita… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Typology systems are frequently used in applied and fundamental ecology and are relevant
for environmental monitoring and conservation. They aggregate ecosystems into discrete …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal Patterns in the Frequency of Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus in Populations of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Florida

TA Ebert, D Shawer, RH Brlansky, ME Rogers - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las) is a putative causal agent of
Huanglongbing, a serious citrus pathogen. Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera …

[HTML][HTML] The buzz around biodiversity decline: Detecting pollinator shifts using a systematic review

S Whipple, G Bowser - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Climate and land use change are two of the largest drivers of worldwide biodiversity loss,
but detecting drivers of insect decline is more complex. Online data sources can elucidate …

Climate change reduces elevational and latitudinal differences in spring phenology of pine caterpillar (Dendrolimus spectabilis Bulter)

Y Bao, A Han, T Gele, Z Song, X Liu, Z Tong… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pine caterpillar (Dendrolimus spectabilis Bulter, Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), as an
ectotherm, temperature plays a crucial role in its development. With climate change, earlier …

Shifts in population density centers of a hibernating mammal driven by conflicting effects of climate change and disease

JG Boyles, V Brack Jr, KE Marshall… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Populations wax and wane over time in response to an organism's interactions with abiotic
and biotic forces. Numerous studies demonstrate that fluctuations in local populations can …

Urbanization and environmental variation drive phenological changes in the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)

HL Owen, F Meng, KM Winchell - Biological Journal of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) invaded the USA in 2014. The population has
grown into the millions and spread across multiple states, primarily in the north-east but …