Abstracts

Present-day global agriculture is strongly affected by climate change. Droughts driven by reduced precipitation and higher evapotranspiration directly limit plant growth and yields, while rising temperatures indirectly alter crop cycles and weed communities. Climate change is also expected to intensify pest infestations by enhancing pest reproduction and facilitating biological invasions, whose stages (introduction, colonization, establishment, and spread) are climate dependent. Agroecosystems, due to low biodiversity, are especially vulnerable to biological invasions, increasing the phytosanitary relevance of both invasive and native pests and creating the need to intensify research on control possibilities of their infestations.

Keywords

Global warming, Harmful invasions, Agro-ecosystems, Pest control, Future expectations

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