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- Changes in evolution can affect how insect pests, pollinators, or disease-carrying insects move to new places.
- It's important to pay attention to these changes because they can have big effects on the environment and the economy, but they often get ignored in managing these issues.
- To better understand and deal with these changes, scientists need to use smart study designs and new technology, and future plans should take into account how insects adapt to new situations for the benefit of nature and its services.
Article Abstract
Evolutionary change impacts the rate at which insect pests, pollinators, or disease vectors expand or contract their geographic ranges. Although evolutionary changes, and their ecological feedbacks, strongly affect these risks and associated ecological and economic consequences, they are often underappreciated in management efforts. Greater rigor and scope in study design, coupled with innovative technologies and approaches, facilitates our understanding of the causes and consequences of eco-evolutionary dynamics in insect range shifts. Future efforts need to ensure that forecasts allow for demographic and evolutionary change and that management strategies will maximize (or minimize) the adaptive potential of range-shifting insects, with benefits for biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2022.100939 | DOI Listing |
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