A pioneering pest: the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) is expanding its outbreak range into Low Arctic shrub tundra

A pioneering pest: the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) is expanding its outbreak range into Low Arctic shrub tundra

Climate warming allows generalist boreal consumers to expand into Arctic ecosystems. We present experimental and observational field data showing that a generalist boreal insect pest—the winter moth (Operophtera brumata Linnaeus, 1758)—is expanding its outbreak range out of the northern boreal mount...

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Main Authors: Ole Petter Laksforsmo Vindstad, Jane Uhd Jepsen, Helge Molvig, Rolf Anker Ims
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022-06-01
Series:Arctic Science
Subjects:
Salix
climate tracking
defoliation
range expansion
generalist consumer
phenology
Online Access:https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2021-0027

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https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2021-0027

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