Pollinators are critical for food security; however, their contribution to the pollination of locally
important crops is still unclear, especially for non-bee pollinators. We reviewed the diversity …

Bats play crucial ecosystem services as seed dispersers, pollinators, controllers of insects,
and nutrient recyclers. However, there has not been a thorough global review evaluating …

Urbanization affects the occurrence, abundance and distribution of pollinators worldwide.
Although urban green spaces support many pollinators, global estimates of urban pollinator …

Recent decades have seen a surge in awareness about insect pollinator declines. Social
bees receive the most attention, but most flower-visiting species are lesser known, non-bee …

Given the marked differences in environmental conditions and active biota between daytime
and nighttime, it is almost inevitable that ecosystem functioning will also differ. However …

The ability to see colour at night is known only from a handful of animals. First discovered in
the elephant hawk moth Deilephila elpenor, nocturnal colour vision is now known from two …

Highlights•Artificial light at night disrupts inter-specific and intra-specific interactions.•ALAN
affects individual insects but can also reduce population sizes.•Insect community …

Pollinating insects are critical to ecosystem stability and food security. Concerns about the
impact of insect declines have therefore seen increased research on the role of wild …

Climate change affects ecosystems worldwide and is threatening biodiversity. Insects, as
ectotherm organisms, are strongly dependent on the thermal environment. Yet, little is …

Predicting insect responses to climate change is essential for preserving ecosystem services
and biodiversity. Due to high daytime temperatures and low humidity levels, nocturnal …