This article reviews the present state of insects, describing their taxonomic position, cost,
and value as well as the threats to their well-being. Insects are an important source of both …

COVID-19 can be characterized as an outcome of degraded planetary health drivers in
complex systems and has wide-reaching implications in social, economic and …

Protecting riparian vegetation around streams is vital in reducing the detrimental effects of
environmental change on freshwater ecosystems and in maintaining aquatic biodiversity …

1. Insects have emerged as causes célèbres for widespread concern about human effects
on global biodiversity. Here, we consider how insects provide opportunities both to …

The object of curiosity and admiration of scientists and conservationists, the Brazilian
Atlantic Forest is scientifically explored in this book. Over the 23 chapters written by 149 …

Increasing evidence suggests that land-use intensification contributes to destabilization of
trophic networks of insect communities in agriculture resulting in a loss of biodiversity …

Generally, habitat loss and fragmentation negatively affect biota, often in nonlinear ways.
Such nonlinear responses suggest the existence of critical limits for habitat loss beyond …

Deforestation is a major threat globally, but especially in tropical regions because they are
biodiversity strongholds and carbon storehouses. Some studies have reported changes in …

Insects do not live in isolation. They interact with the abiotic environment and are major
components of the terrestrial and freshwater biotic milieus. They are crucial to so many …

Reliable metrics to monitor human impacts on biodiversity are essential for informing
conservation policy. As insects are indicators of global change, whose declines profoundly …