Special Issue – The Ecology and Conservation of Urban Insects

The Ecology and Conservation of Urban Insects

Editors: Tilly Collins and Manu Saunders

We are excited to announce a new Special Issue published today in Insect Conservation and Diversity, highlighting insect ecology and conservation in urban areas

• Global urban expansion is a threat to biodiversity, but knowledge of insect ecology and conservation in urban areas remains limited.
• Key themes in existing literature include habitat influences, anthropogenic pollution threats, road ecology and impacts on genetic diversity, but knowledge gaps and methodological limitations make it difficult to identify general patterns.
• Priorities for future research include understanding variation in diversity patterns, climate change interactions, impacts of novel environments, methodological limitations and human social factors that influence urban insect biodiversity.