Insect Community Responses To Simultaneous CO2, Temperature, And Water Manipulation Within An Old-Field Ecosystem

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Shawn Nathan Villalpando (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Advisor
Ray Williams

Abstract: Climate change researchers have recently recognized a need to shift toward experiments that examine community-level responses to simultaneous exposure of multiple climate change factors (e.g. [C02], temperature, and/or water). Previousstudies have shown effects of temperature and [C02] (especially) individually or in combination on plants and insects, however, little is known about how multiple climate drivers may affect plant-insect community associations. The old-FieldClimate and Atmospheric Manipulation (OCCAM) experiment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is examining an old-field plant community grown under simultaneous [C02], temperature, and water manipulation. My objective was to determine if [C02], temperature, water, and their potential interactions would affect both insect community structure, and plant-insect community associations.

Additional Information

Publication
Thesis
Villalpando, S. (2007). Insect Community Responses To Simultaneous CO2, Temperature, And Water Manipulation Within An Old-Field Ecosystem. Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Language: English
Date: 2007
Keywords
biology, climate, climate change, temperature, water, insects, plants

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