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Article: Climate heterogeneity modulates impact of warming on tropical insects

TitleClimate heterogeneity modulates impact of warming on tropical insects
Authors
KeywordsBiodiversity
Climate change
Elevation
Global warming
Insects
Latitude
Macroecology
Macrophysiology
Thermal adaptation
Tolerance
Issue Date2012
PublisherEcological Society of America. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.esajournals.org/loi/ecol
Citation
Ecology, 2012, v. 93 n. 3, p. 449-455 How to Cite?
AbstractEvolutionary history and physiology mediate species responses to climate change. Tropical species that do not naturally experience high temperature variability have a narrow thermal tolerance compared to similar taxa at temperate latitudes and could therefore be most vulnerable to warming. However, the thermal adaptation of a species may also be influenced by spatial temperature variations over its geographical range. Spatial climate gradients, especially from topography, may also broaden thermal tolerance and therefore act to buffer warming impacts. Here we show that for low-seasonality environments, high spatial heterogeneity in temperature correlates significantly with greater warming tolerance in insects globally. Based on this relationship, we find that climate change projections of direct physiological impacts on insect fitness highlight the vulnerability of tropical lowland areas to future warming. Thus, in addition to seasonality, spatial heterogeneity may play a critical role in thermal adaptation and climate change impacts particularly in the tropics. © 2012 by the Ecological Society of America.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/169867
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.945
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dc.contributor.authorBonebrake, TCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDeutsch, CAen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-25T04:57:11Z-
dc.date.available2012-10-25T04:57:11Z-
dc.date.issued2012en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEcology, 2012, v. 93 n. 3, p. 449-455en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0012-9658en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/169867-
dc.description.abstractEvolutionary history and physiology mediate species responses to climate change. Tropical species that do not naturally experience high temperature variability have a narrow thermal tolerance compared to similar taxa at temperate latitudes and could therefore be most vulnerable to warming. However, the thermal adaptation of a species may also be influenced by spatial temperature variations over its geographical range. Spatial climate gradients, especially from topography, may also broaden thermal tolerance and therefore act to buffer warming impacts. Here we show that for low-seasonality environments, high spatial heterogeneity in temperature correlates significantly with greater warming tolerance in insects globally. Based on this relationship, we find that climate change projections of direct physiological impacts on insect fitness highlight the vulnerability of tropical lowland areas to future warming. Thus, in addition to seasonality, spatial heterogeneity may play a critical role in thermal adaptation and climate change impacts particularly in the tropics. © 2012 by the Ecological Society of America.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherEcological Society of America. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.esajournals.org/loi/ecolen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofEcologyen_HK
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_HK
dc.subjectClimate changeen_HK
dc.subjectElevationen_HK
dc.subjectGlobal warmingen_HK
dc.subjectInsectsen_HK
dc.subjectLatitudeen_HK
dc.subjectMacroecologyen_HK
dc.subjectMacrophysiologyen_HK
dc.subjectThermal adaptationen_HK
dc.subjectToleranceen_HK
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshBiological Evolutionen_US
dc.subject.meshEcosystemen_US
dc.subject.meshGenetic Fitnessen_US
dc.subject.meshGlobal Warmingen_US
dc.subject.meshInsects - Physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshModels, Biologicalen_US
dc.subject.meshTropical Climateen_US
dc.titleClimate heterogeneity modulates impact of warming on tropical insectsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailBonebrake, TC: tbone@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1890/11-1187.1en_HK
dc.identifier.pmid22624199-
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dc.identifier.volume93en_HK
dc.identifier.issue3en_HK
dc.identifier.spage449en_HK
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Statesen_HK
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