How do global forest pests respond to increasing temperatures?

Biotic disturbances caused by insects and pathogens have a major impact on forests in the Northern hemisphere. Knowledge of the effects of increasing temperature on the performance of these forest pests will thus be crucial for predicting future disturbance risks. Here, we systematically review the direct effects of increasing temperatures on four functional subgroups of forest pests, including leaf chewers, sap suckers, bark and wood borers, and pathogens. We considered 118 studies (2003-2022) representing 72 pest species feeding on 33 host genera from sub-tropical, temperate and boreal forests in Asia, Europe and North America. Based on a subset of 89 studies reporting the required data, we conducted a meta-analysis (i) distinguishing the functional subgroups, and (ii) considering the main life-history traits, i.e. development, fitness, and survival. A temperature corresponding to the expected mean temperature during the growing season in the years 2081-2100 had a significant positive..., , , ## Data from: How do global forest pests respond to increasing temperatures?

This dataset contains the data table and the reference list for all original studies used for the analyses in the article \"How do global forest pests respond to increasing temperatures? - A meta-analysis\". Further information on data collection, calculation of effect sizes and statistics can be found in the Methods section of the article.

## Description of the data and file structure

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| Author(s) | Abbreviated indication of the authors of the study ...