 By Sandra L. Brantley and Paulette L. Ford The ecological roles of arthropods are important, even critical, and should be included when monitoring and predicting effects of global warming. Although knowledge of many arthropod species is lacking (Cane and Tepedino 2001), some groups have been studied in many areas and for long periods, such as butterflies, grasshoppers, some bees, and some ants. While these groups do not represent all arthropods, data about them give us a place to start in understanding their responses to climate change.Source: In: Finch, Deborah M., ed. Climate change in grasslands, shrublands, and deserts of the interior American West: a review and needs assessment. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-285. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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