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What are the combined effects of global climate change and biological invasions on insect community structure?. Components of global change. Habitat loss Elevated CO 2 Climate change Invasive species. Insects. Invasions. Elevated CO 2. Insects. Invasions. Elevated CO 2.
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What are the combined effects of global climate change and biologicalinvasions on insect community structure?
Components of global change Habitat loss Elevated CO2 Climate change Invasive species
Insects Invasions Elevated CO2
Insects Invasions Elevated CO2
What are the combined effects of elevated CO2 & plantinvasions on insect community structure?
40 t=-9.91, df=3, p=0.002 30 20 Insect richness 10 0 Elevated [CO2] (n=2) Ambient [CO2] (n=3)
60 t=-2.61,df=2,p=0.12 50 40 30 Insect abundance 20 10 0 Elevated [CO2] Ambient [CO2]
Role of plant communities? • Plant quality? C:N ratios herbivory
35 * 30 25 20 C:N ratio 15 10 5 0 Box elder Blackberry Nepal grass Honeysuckle Goldenrod
35 * 30 25 20 Herbivory (%) 15 10 5 0 Blackberry Box elder Goldenrod Nepal grass Honeysuckle
Role of plant communities? • Plant quality C:N ratios herbivory 2. Diversity
12 t=1.06,df=1.07,p=0.48 10 8 Plant richness 6 4 2 0 Elevated [CO2] Ambient [CO2]
50 Elevated Ambient 40 30 Insect richness 20 10 0 0 5 10 15 20 Plant richness
Role of plant communities? • Plant quality C:N ratios herbivory 2. Diversity 3. Invasives
70 df=1,t=1.79,p=0.32 60 cover (%) 50 40 30 20 Honeysuckle 10 0 Elevated [CO2] Ambient [CO2]
50 R2=0.25, p=0.02 40 30 Insect richness 20 10 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 Honeysuckle cover (%)
Insects Invasions Elevated CO2