Landscape Controls of Insect Biodiversity in Agricultural Environments
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 5080
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The roles of insects in sustaining ecosystems through their ecosystem services and in supporting food webs are increasingly recognized. Recent growth in the recognition of the importance of pollinators is but one example of this. However, meeting the growing need for agricultural intensification to feed a growing population puts this biodiversity at risk. This Special Issue of Land will bring together leading research on insect biodiversity in agricultural landscapes to highlight the importance of biodiversity and how it may be preserved. Studies included will focus on landscape influences on insect functional diversity or ecosystem services. Research on landscape strategies for preserving insect biodiversity is also welcome. Studies should focus on a broad range of taxa or diversity within a taxonomic group. The spatial focus will vary between different taxonomic groups but should consider landscape to regional levels for the taxa under study.
Dr. Jeffrey D. Holland
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Functional diversity
- Ecosystem services
- Spatial scale
- Landscape filtering
- Insect community
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