Insect Decline and Conservation in the Neotropics / edited by Jorge L. León-Cortés, Alex Córdoba-Aguilar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

León Cortés, Jorge Leonel, author.

Córdoba-Aguilar, Alex, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation biology.

Ecology.

Invertebrates.

Bioclimatology.

Biodiversity.

Biotic communities.

Conservation Biology.

Invertebrate Zoology.

Climate Change Ecology.

Ecosystems.

Local Subjects:

Conservation Biology.

Invertebrate Zoology.

Climate Change Ecology.

Biodiversity.

Ecosystems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 311 p. 1 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This book provides for the first time an integrative analysis of the major drivers of decline and threats of insects and related arthropods in the Neotropical region. Thus, it is an urgent first step towards filling an information gap in this region. It identifies the main causes of decline, provides and discusses examples from the better-studied insect faunas to develop and advance principles and practical conservation management for the rich Neotropical insect faunas. The book is aimed at students, naturalists, environmental managers, and others who have training in entomology/insect ecology and can apply the results of surveys of key insect faunas to assess their vulnerability to environmental change and establish guidelines for their conservation.

Contents:

Part I. Introduction

Chapter 1. Conservation and Threats That Insects Face in the Neotropics

Part II. Stressors of Decline on Selected Taxa

Chapter 2. Habitat Fragmentation and Insect Biodiversity Change in Mexican Landscapes

Chapter 3. Neotropical Wasps: Identifying Trends and Gaps for Their Conservation

Chapter 4. Arachnids at the Edge: View and Perspectives, with Emphasis on Spiders and Scorpions

Chapter 5. Declining Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Abundance and Diversity in the Neotropics: Causes and Conservation Strategies

Chapter 6. Monarch Butterfly Forest Occupation at the Mexican Overwintering Sites: A New Reality

Chapter 7. Habitat Loss and Fragmentation in Chaco Forests: A Review of the Responses of Insect Communities and Consequences for Ecosystem Processes

Chapter 8. Urban Insect Communities in the Neotropics: A Systematic Literature Review and a Green Path to Promote Biodiversity Conservation

Chapter 9. Insect Diversity Changesin Mexican Agro-Landscapes

Part III. Decline and Conservation of Insects in Neotropical Biodiversity Hotspots

Chapter 10. Fruit-Feeding Butterfly Assemblages: Trends, Changes, and the Importance of Monitoring Schemes in Neotropical Environments

Chapter 11. Diversity and Conservation of Mesoamerican Bees: Relative Effects of Three Major Threats Within the Potential Distribution of Bee Species

Chapter 12. Threats to Ant Diversity in Mesoamerica

Chapter 13. The Role of Endemism and Biodiversity Hotspots In Conservation: A Case Study with Neotropical Leaf Litter Weevils

Chapter 14. Natural History Collections as Resources for Assessing Biodiversity Hotspots and Insect Declines: Case Studies, Opportunities and Challenges

Chapter 15. Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects in the Neotropics: Perspectives and Challenges.

ISBN:

3-031-49255-2