Insects, being poikilothermic, are among the organisms that are most likely to respond to changes in climate, particularly increased temperatures. Range expansions into new areas, further north and to higher elevations, are already well documented, as are physiological and phenological responses. It is anticipated that the damage to crops and forests by insects will increase as a consequence of climate change, i.e. increasing temperatures primarily. However, the evidence in support of this...

Invasive alien plants and animals are known for their disruption of ecosystems and threat to biodiversity. This book highlights their major impact on human health. This includes not only direct effects through contact with the species via bites, wounds and disease, but also indirect effects caused by changes induced in ecosystems by invasive species, such as more water hyacinth increasing mosquito levels and thereby the potential for malaria. Covering a wide range of case studies from diff...

"La futaie, appartenant à M. Renardet, maire de Carvelin et le plus gros propriétaire du lieu, était une sorte de bois d’arbres antiques, énormes, droits comme des colonnes, et s’étendant sur une demi-lieue de longueur, sur la rive gauche du ruisseau qui servait de limite à cette immense voûte de feuillage. Le long de l’eau, de grands arbustes avaient poussé, chauffés par le soleil ; mais sous la futaie, on ne trouvait rien que de la mousse, de la mousse épaisse, douce et molle, qu...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles, Nets4Cars/Nets4Trains/Nets4Aircraft 2017, held in Toulouse, France, in May 2017.The 12 full papers presented together with 2 demo papers in this volumewere carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions.The volume features contributions in the theory or practice of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and communication technologies for:...

Because of its peculiar biology, its negative impacts on forestry, and its urticating larvae affecting human and animal health, pine processionary moth has largely been studied in many European countries during the last century. However, knowledge remained scattered and no synthesis has ever been published. Since the IPCC retained the moth as one of the two insect indicators of climate change because of its expansion with warming up, filling this gap became increasingly important. Led by I...