Ecological systems can often be characterised by changes among a finite set of underlying
states pertaining to individuals, populations, communities or entire ecosystems through time …

Land plants underpin a multitude of ecosystem functions, support human livelihoods and
represent a critically important component of terrestrial biodiversity—yet many tens of …

Major declines in insect biomass and diversity, reviewed here, have become obvious and
well documented since the end of World War II. Here, we conclude that the spread and …

Background DNA barcodes are a useful tool for discovering, understanding, and monitoring
biodiversity which are critical tasks at a time of rapid biodiversity loss. However, widespread …

Most of arthropod biodiversity is unknown to science. Consequently, it has been unclear
whether insect communities around the world are dominated by the same or different taxa …

Background We challenge the oft-repeated claim that the beetles (Coleoptera) are the most
species-rich order of animals. Instead, we assert that another order of insects, the …

Background Although high-throughput sequencers (HTS) have largely displaced their
Sanger counterparts, the short read lengths and high error rates of most platforms constrain …

Terrestrial arthropods comprise the most species‐rich communities on Earth, and grassland
flowers provide resources for hundreds of thousands of arthropod species. Diverse …

Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society brings together leading scientific experts to assess
the impact insects have on humankind and the earth's fragile ecosystems. It examines why …

Abstract The Swedish Malaise Trap Project (SMTP) is one of the most ambitious insect
inventories ever attempted. The project was designed to target poorly known insect groups …