Search Results - "Journal of Insect Conservation"

Beyond flowers: including non-floral resources in bee conservation schemes by Requier, Fabrice, Leonhardt, Sara D.

“…Land-use change and habitat loss have profoundly disturbed the resource availability for many organisms in farmlands, including bees. To counteract the…”
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Terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators: an overview of available taxonomic groups by Gerlach, Justin, Samways, Michael, Pryke, James

“…Bioindicators, as taxa or functional groups, are widely used as indicators of environmental change, specific ecological factors or taxonomic diversity. The use…”
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“Primeval forest relict beetles” of Central Europe: a set of 168 umbrella species for the protection of primeval forest remnants by Eckelt, Andreas, Müller, Jörg, Bense, Ulrich, Brustel, Hervé, Bußler, Heinz, Chittaro, Yannick, Cizek, Lukas, Frei, Adrienne, Holzer, Erwin, Kadej, Marcin, Kahlen, Manfred, Köhler, Frank, Möller, Georg, Mühle, Hans, Sanchez, Andreas, Schaffrath, Ulrich, Schmidl, Jürgen, Smolis, Adrian, Szallies, Alexander, Németh, Tamás, Wurst, Claus, Thorn, Simon, Christensen, Rune Haubo Bojesen, Seibold, Sebastian

“…Identification of forest stands with priority for the conservation of biodiversity is of particular importance in landscapes with a long cultural and…”
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Quantifying the attractiveness of garden flowers for pollinators by Rollings, Rosi, Goulson, Dave

“…There is great interest in planting urban areas to benefit pollinating insects, with the potential that urban areas and gardens could act as an extensive…”
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More eyes on the prize: an observation of a very rare, threatened species of Philippine Bumble bee, Bombus irisanensis, on iNaturalist and the importance of citizen science in conservation biology by Wilson, Joseph S., Pan, Aaron D., General, David Emmanuel M., Koch, Jonathan B.

“…Of the two Bombus Latreille species found in the Philippines, only Bombus irisanensis Cockerell is endemic to the archipelago and is considered to be of…”
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A systematic review of the nesting and overwintering habitat of bumble bees globally by Liczner, Amanda R., Colla, Sheila R.

“…Some bumble bee species are in decline globally. Declines have been attributed to many factors including habitat loss. Habitat is an integral component of any…”
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Land use modifies Odonata diversity in streams of the Brazilian Cerrado by Calvão, Lenize Batista, Juen, Leandro, de Oliveira Junior, José Max Barbosa, Batista, Joana Darc, De Marco Júnior, Paulo

“…The presence of riparian vegetation provides microclimatic regulation of stream conditions [e.g. luminosity (lux), air temperature (°C) and relative humidity…”
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The best wildflowers for wild bees by Nichols, Rachel N., Goulson, Dave, Holland, John M.

“…Governmental agri-environment schemes (AES) aim to improve pollinator abundance and diversity on farmland by sowing wildflower seed mixes. These often contain…”
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Sown mini-meadows increase pollinator diversity in gardens by Griffiths-Lee, Janine, Nicholls, Elizabeth, Goulson, Dave

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation are considered the foremost threats in pollinator decline, and in England and Wales, 97% of wildflower meadows were lost by…”
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Wild bees along an urban gradient: winners and losers by Banaszak-cibicka, Weronika, Mihorski, Micha

“…The variability of bee communities along an urban gradient has a potentially strong impact on pollinator-plant interactions. We investigated changes in bee…”
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Insect population trends and the IUCN Red List process by Fox, Richard, Harrower, Colin A., Bell, James R., Shortall, Chris R., Middlebrook, Ian, Wilson, Robert J.

“…Reliable assessment of extinction risk is a key factor in the preparation of Red Lists and in prioritizing biodiversity conservation. Temporal population…”
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Can cattle grazing benefit grassland butterflies? by Bussan, Samantha K.

“…Grassland insects face some of the most severe declines in species diversity and total abundance, in part due to agriculture. Livestock grazing is the largest…”
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Wastelands: their attractiveness and importance for preserving the diversity of wild bees in urban areas by Twerd, Lucyna, Banaszak-Cibicka, Weronika

“…Urban wastelands are important substitute habitats for many insect species, but their value for the protection of wild bees is still poorly studied. We…”
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‘First Known Photographs of Living Specimens’: the power of iNaturalist for recording rare tropical butterflies by Mesaglio, Thomas, Soh, Aaron, Kurniawidjaja, Steven, Sexton, Chuck

“…Insects are the most biodiverse multicellular organisms, with most of this diversity in the tropics. Butterflies follow the same pattern, with ~ 90% of species…”
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Trends and indicators for quantifying moth abundance and occupancy in Scotland by Dennis, E. B., Brereton, T. M., Morgan, B. J. T., Fox, R., Shortall, C. R., Prescott, T., Foster, S.

“…Moths form an important part of Scotland’s biodiversity and an up-to-date assessment of their status is needed given their value as a diverse and species-rich…”
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Land use changes disrupt streams and affect the functional feeding groups of aquatic insects in the Amazon by Lima, Myllena, Firmino, Viviane Caetano, de Paiva, Carina Kaory Sasahara, Juen, Leandro, Brasil, Leandro Schlemmer

“…Changes in riparian vegetation directly affect the entry of allochthonous material into aquatic systems, which is the main source of food and energy for…”
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Integrating national Red Lists for prioritising conservation actions for European butterflies by Maes, Dirk, Verovnik, Rudi, Wiemers, Martin, Brosens, Dimitri, Beshkov, Stoyan, Bonelli, Simona, Buszko, Jaroslaw, Cantú-Salazar, Lisette, Cassar, Louis-Francis, Collins, Sue, Dincă, Vlad, Djuric, Milan, Dušej, Goran, Elven, Hallvard, Franeta, Filip, Garcia-Pereira, Patricia, Geryak, Yurii, Goffart, Philippe, Gór, Ádám, Hiermann, Ulrich, Höttinger, Helmut, Huemer, Peter, Jakšić, Predrag, John, Eddie, Kalivoda, Henrik, Kati, Vassiliki, Kirkland, Paul, Komac, Benjamin, Kőrösi, Ádám, Kulak, Anatolij, Kuussaari, Mikko, L’Hoste, Lionel, Lelo, Suvad, Mestdagh, Xavier, Micevski, Nikola, Mihoci, Iva, Mihut, Sergiu, Monasterio-León, Yeray, Morgun, Dmitry V., Munguira, Miguel L., Murray, Tomás, Nielsen, Per Stadel, Ólafsson, Erling, Õunap, Erki, Pamperis, Lazaros N., Pavlíčko, Alois, Pettersson, Lars B., Popov, Serhiy, Popović, Miloš, Pöyry, Juha, Prentice, Mike, Reyserhove, Lien, Ryrholm, Nils, Šašić, Martina, Savenkov, Nikolay, Settele, Josef, Sielezniew, Marcin, Sinev, Sergey, Stefanescu, Constanti, Švitra, Giedrius, Tammaru, Toomas, Tiitsaar, Anu, Tzirkalli, Elli, Tzortzakaki, Olga, van Swaay, Chris A. M., Viborg, Arne Lykke, Wynhoff, Irma, Zografou, Konstantina, Warren, Martin S.

“…Red Lists are very valuable tools in nature conservation at global, continental and (sub-) national scales. In an attempt to prioritise conservation actions…”
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Can species distribution models using remotely sensed variables inform reintroductions? Trialling methods with Carterocephalus palaemon the Chequered Skipper Butterfly by Halford, Georgina, Bulman, Caroline R, Bourn, Nigel, Maes, Dirk, Harpke, Alexander, Hodgson, Jenny A.

“…Despite large numbers of reintroduction projects taking place and the high cost involved, there is a generally low success rate. Insects in particular are…”
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Changes to butterfly phenology versus elevation range after four decades of warming in the mountains of central Spain by Goded, Marta, Ursul, Guim, Baz, Arturo, Wilson, Robert J.

“…Shifts over time (phenology) and space (latitude and elevation range) represent common ecological responses to climate change. However, the factors determining…”
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The impact of reduced tillage and distance to field margin on predator functional diversity by Jacobsen, Stine K., Sigsgaard, Lene, Johansen, Anna B., Thorup-Kristensen, Kristian, Jensen, Per M.

“…Introduction Agricultural intensification results in biodiversity loss through land conversion and management practices which negatively impact arthropods. The…”
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