Invasive pests have posed an ecological threat as climate change has been accelerated, suggesting early prediction ofinvasive pests is required to minimize damages by them. As one of predictive tools, CLIMEX has been effectively usedin a few regions, including US, Australia, and Europe. It allows us to predict a species distribution on a local area inresponse to climatic conditions: and thus, potential distribution of invasive species, risk assessment of agricultural pests,and suitability of biological control agents have been tested by CLIMEX. In this study, we introduced how to use CLIMEXfor predicting a species distribution differed by climate change in terms of its functions, required data, and examplesof its application.

• Wang-Hee Lee(Department of Biosystems Machinery Engineering, Chungnam National University)
• Jae-Min Jung(Department of Biosystems Machinery Engineering, Chungnam National University)
• Dae-hyeon Byeon(Department of Biosystems Machinery Engineering, Chungnam National University)
• Sunghoon Jung(Department of Applied Biology, Chungnam National University)