Insect Decline and Conservation in the Neotropics

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.

Jorge L. León-Cortés is a senior ecologist working on insect conservation, population dynamics, and landscape ecology, with an international publication record in entomology, insect ecology and biodiversity conservation. He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Insect Conservation, reviewer of several relevant ecological and conservation journals and Coeditor of the book ‘Biodiversity and Conservation of the Yucatán Peninsula’ (2015, Springer).Alex Córdoba-Aguilar is a senior ecologist working on insect conservation, behavior, physiology and evolution, and insect vector control. He is author of over 150 scientific papers and coeditor of three books (e.g. Insect Behavior: from mechanisms to ecological and evolutionary mechanisms). He serves as editorial member of the following journals: Ecological Entomology, Acta Tropica and Odonatologica.