Insect Conservation and Diversity

Dear Colleagues,

Despite being a dominant component of most terrestrial ecosystems, insects have largely existed outside of mainstream conservation thinking and practice. Impact from land use practices such as agricultural conversion, deforestation, and urban sprawl continue to degrade and fragment remaining pockets of habitat and accelerate biodiversity loss. Together with the synergistic interactions of other threats that include invasive species and global climate change, the survival of many insect species and the essential ecosystem services they provide is threatened. Significant progress has been made to better elucidate the scope and nature of these threats, understand species- and community-level responses, and develop strategies to more effectively manage insect populations. In this special issue, a series of original research articles and reviews will address the abovementioned topics of direct relevance to insect conservation, insect diversity and the relationships between them.

Dr. Jaret C. Daniels
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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