Anthropogenic pressures are driving insect declines across the world. Although protected
areas (PAs) play a prominent role in safeguarding many vertebrate species from human …

Bioindicators, as taxa or functional groups, are widely used as indicators of environmental
change, specific ecological factors or taxonomic diversity. The use of ecological …

Understanding the drivers of biological invasions, across taxa and regions, is important for
designing appropriate management interventions. However there has been no work that has …

None of the global targets for protecting nature are currently met, although humanity is
critically dependent on biodiversity. A significant issue is the lack of data for most biodiverse …

Drastic declines in insect populations are a vital concern worldwide. Despite widespread
insect monitoring, the significant gaps in the literature must be addressed. Future monitoring …

Adaptive management is often advocated as a solution to understanding and managing
complexity in social-ecological systems. Given the centrality of learning in adaptive …

While several recent studies have focused on global insect population trends, all are limited
in either space or taxonomic scope. As global monitoring programs for insects are currently …

Adaptive management is an appealing approach to deal with inherent uncertainty in
complex and interactive social-ecological systems (Holling 2001; Rogers 2003). In short …

Biotic interactions as mediators of biological invasions: insights from South Africa Page 400
Chapter 14 Biotic Interactions as Mediators of Biological Invasions: Insights from South Africa …

Protected areas have been established around the world to preserve samples of biodiversity
from pressing threats. Yet the adequacy of protected area systems in many tropical nations …