Insects and Ecosystem Service Provision
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Pest and Vector Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 2970
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pest insects; biological control agents; conservation biological control; insect thermotolerance; macrophysiology; landscape ecology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The expansion of modern, chemical-intensive agriculture is regarded as the principal cause of widespread decline in beneficial arthropod biodiversity from ecosystems. As a consequence, much research and conservation effort is focusing on ways to restore natural biodiversity back into ecosystems and, in doing so, restore the valuable ecosystem services provided by arthropod biodiversity. Of paramount importance to continued agroecosystem functioning are regulatory services such as biological control and pollination. This Special Issue of Insects aims to bring together current research into combating arthropod declines across ecosystems and methods to restore and maintain vital ecosystem services. At present, very little research attention has been given to potential trade-offs between ecosystem services and how to minimize potential antagonistic relationships and maximize ecosystem service provision and ecosystem function. This Special Issue will aim to bridge such gaps in our knowledge and bring together pivotal research to drive forward restoration ecology and combat arthropod decline.
Dr. Lucy Alford
Guest Editor
Sacha Roudine
Guest Editor Assistant
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- beneficial insects
- biological control
- ecosystem function
- ecosystem services
- habitat management
- insect conservation
- insect declines
- pollination
- restoration ecology
