Cascading extinctions as a hidden driver of insect decline

R Kehoe, E Frago, D Sanders - Ecological Entomology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
1. The decline in insect abundance and diversity observed in many ecosystems is of major
concern because of the long‐term consequences for ecosystem function and stability. 2 …

The present and future of insect biodiversity conservation in the neotropics: policy gaps and recommendations

NE Duffus, A Echeverri, L Dempewolf, JA Noriega… - Neotropical …, 2023 - Springer
Emerging evidence suggests that insect populations may be declining at local and global
scales, threatening the sustainability of the ecosystem services that insects provide. Insect …

Urbanisation drivers and underlying mechanisms of terrestrial insect diversity loss in cities

MS Fenoglio, A Calviño, E González… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
1. Urbanisation is one of the main land‐use changes behind global insect collapse. Despite
that previous studies have described the negative effects of urbanisation on insect …

Are declines in insects and insectivorous birds related?

DW Tallamy, WG Shriver - The Condor, 2021 - academic.oup.com
A flurry of recently published studies indicates that both insects and birds have experienced
wide-scale population declines in the last several decades. Curiously, whether insect and …

Metabarcoding reveals that mixed forests mitigate negative effects of non‐native trees on canopy arthropod diversity

B Wildermuth, CL Seifert, M Husemann… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Averting climate change‐induced forest diebacks increasingly relies on tree species planted
outside of their natural range and on the addition of non‐native tree species to mixed …

Native plants on experimental urban green roofs support higher community-level insect abundance than exotics

MS Fenoglio, E González, J Tavella… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization is one of the multiple factors leading to global insect declines. As urbanization
grows, green roofs represent a nature-based solution that could provide habitat for plants …

The ecological role of native‐plant landsca** in residential yards to birds during the nonbreeding period

NL Smallwood, EM Wood - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Residential yards are a form of urban land use that cover a considerable amount of area in
cities worldwide and provide important habitat for wildlife, especially when landscaped with …

Contrasting effects of tree origin and urbanization on invertebrate abundance and tree phenology

JK Jensen, S Jayousi, M von Post… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing wide‐scale introduction of nonnative plants across the world may negatively
influence native invertebrate fauna, due to a lack of coevolved traits related to the novel …

Tree species identity, canopy structure and prey availability differentially affect canopy spider diversity and trophic composition

B Wildermuth, C Dönges, D Matevski, A Penanhoat… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
Forest canopies maintain a high proportion of arthropod diversity. The drivers that structure
these communities, however, are poorly understood. Therefore, integrative research …

Sensitivity of tropical insectivorous birds to the Anthropocene: a review of multiple mechanisms and conservation implications

TW Sherry - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Epigraph:“The house is burning. We do not need a thermometer. We need a fire hose.”(P.
102, Janzen and Hallwachs,). Insectivorous birds are declining widely, and for diverse …