Pesticides released to the environment can indirectly affect target and non-target species in
ways that are often contrary to their intended use. Such indirect effects are mediated through …

The extent to which the sequence and timing of important events on Earth have influenced
biological evolution through geological time is a matter of ongoing debate. In this context …

Mitochondrial genomes have been widely used for phylogenetic reconstruction and
evolutionary analysis in various groups of Insecta. Gene rearrangements in the mitogenome …

Declines in invertebrate biodiversity 1, 2 pose a significant threat to key ecosystem services.
3–5 Current analyses of biodiversity often focus on taxonomic diversity (eg, species …

Aim Community assembly processes are difficult to observe in nature but can be inferred
from species diversity patterns. However, taxonomic patterns may be consistent with multiple …

Patches of riparian woody vegetation potentially help mitigate environmental impacts of
agriculture and safeguard biodiversity. We investigated the effects of riparian forest on …

Despite the importance of caddisflies in aquatic ecosystems, few studies have assessed the
most important variables affecting their species richness throughout a large region or …

Urbanization is a key stressor of freshwater habitats, possibly contributing to global insect
declines. However, scientific understanding of urbanization's effects on aquatic insect …

Plastic litter is now pervasive in the aquatic environment. Several marine and terrestrial
organisms can fragment plastic with their feeding appendages, facilitating its breakdown …

Pesticides are major agricultural stressors for freshwater species. Exposure to pesticides
can disrupt the biotic integrity of freshwater ecosystems and impair associated ecosystem …