The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L.(Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), is distributed throughout
most of the northern hemisphere and known as one of the most significant insect pest both in …

Traditionally, mathematical models in ecology placed an emphasis on asymptotic, long-term
dynamics. However, a large number of recent studies highlighted the importance of transient …

1. Spatial synchrony, the tendency for temporal population fluctuations to be correlated
across multiple locations at regional scales, is common and contributes to the severity of …

Abstract Changes in thermal regimes that disparately affect hosts and parasitoids could
release hosts from biological control. When multiple natural enemy species share a host …

Spatially distinct pairs of sites may have similarly fluctuating population dynamics across
large geographical distances, a phenomenon called spatial synchrony. However, species …

Population cycles have been observed in mammals as well as insects, but consistent
population cycling has rarely been documented in agroecosystems and never for a beetle …

The incidence of oak processionary moth (OPM), Thaumetopoea processionea L.(Lep.,
Notodontidae), in Central Europe has increased since the 1990s. Given potential climatic …

Spatial dynamics can promote persistence of strongly interacting predators and prey. Theory
predicts that spatial predator–prey systems are prone to long transients, meaning that the …

The mechanisms and properties of synchronization of oscillating ecological populations
attract attention because it is a fairly common phenomenon and because spatial synchrony …

Compensatory dynamics, during which community composition shifts despite a near‐
constant total community size, are usually rare: Synchronous dynamics prevail in natural …