Browsing by Author "Savary, S."

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  • Anticipating and responding to biological complexity in the effects of climate change on agriculture
    Garrett, Karen A.; Forbes, Gregory Allan; Pande, S.; Savary, S.; Sparks, Adam H.; Valdivia, Corinne; Vera Cruz, C.; Willocquet, L. (IOP Publishing, 2009)
    The effects of climate change on biological systems are complex. This is particularly apparent for multispecies systems such as plant diseases and plant-herbivore interactions where climate can affect each species individually as well as influencing the interactions between species. This article was presented in Copenhagen as part of the conference on Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions, held 10-12 March 2009.
  • Complexity in climate-change impacts: An analytical framework for effects mediated by plant disease
    Garrett, Karen A.; Forbes, Gregory Allan; Savary, S.; Skelsey, P.; Sparks, Adam H. (Plant Pathology, 2011)
    This article describes a framework of analysis that was developed to gauge the complexity of climate change effects on ecosystem services. Specifically, these researchers examine how climate change affects plant diseases because of the important implications plant disease can have for food production. For example, drought stress, sometimes caused by an increase in global temperature and extreme weather events, can cause either an increase in susceptibility to diseases or induce resistant reactions. These reactions to climate change are very complex and important for analyzing the risk of disease for plants in all geographic areas. This research framework is intended to be used as a tool for other researchers to examine specific components in an ecosystem in order to further understand the effects of climate change.