Insect Diversity, Declines and Conservation in Australia

Contents

1 Introduction: the reality of insect declines

         References

2 The problems of interpreting changes

         Scientific shortfalls

         Societal dilemmas

         Recognition of threatened insect species

         References

3 Assessing and interpreting insect diversity

         Taxonomic approximation

         Surrogate taxa

         References

4 Remedies?

         Understanding species

         References

5 Drivers of decline

         Introduction: categorising threats

         Understanding habitat change

         References

6 Insect conservation need in the southern hemisphere

         Insects of the temperate southern hemisphere

         Understanding Australia's insect richness

         Endemism

         Australia's insects and conservation need

         References

7 Levels of concern and approach

Introduction

Listing for priority

Extending ecological coverage

         Bioregions

         Ecological communities

         Protected areas

         References

8 Defining and countering threats

         Introduction

         Pesticides and pollution

         Alien species

         Fire

         Climate change

         References

9 Facilitating conservation progress

         Introduction

         Increasing the profile of insect conservation

         Citizen science in Australian insect conservation

         Flagship species

         References

10 A future for Australia's insects

         Introduction

         Integrating insect conservation in Australia

                  Protective legislation

                   Conservation in practice

         Species conservation: lessons from experience

                   Some examples

         A wider agenda

         References

Index