Biological Invasions and Global Insect Decline

Dr. Jonatan Rodríguez is a postdoctoral researcher for the Department of Functional Biology at the University of Santiago de Compostela. He received his PhD in Terrestrial Ecosystems from the University of Vigo in Spain. After obtaining his PhD, he was working for the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. As well as contributing numerous journal articles and co-authored book chapters, he joined as an Editorial Board member of Flora and is Associate Editor of the journal Management of Biological Invasions. His investigation focuses on the study of biological invasions, biodiversity, plant ecology, community ecology, and plant-insect interactions. Prof. Petr Pyšek is the Head of the Department of Invasion Ecology at the Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, and Professor of Ecology at the Charles University in Prague. He received his PhD in Ecology from the Czech Agricultural University. He is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in Ecology and Environment, a member of the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group and the Neobiota (European Group on Biological Invasions) Board, and a recipient of numerous international and national awards. He serves as a Chief Editor of Preslia and Associate Editor for several journals on biological invasions. His primary research areas include biological invasions, macroecology, biodiversity, plant population and community ecology, vegetation succession, and urban flora and vegetation. Dr. Ana Novoa is a scientist for the Institute of Botany at the Czech Academy of Sciences. She received her PhD in Environmental Sciences from the University of Vigo in Spain. She is the Secretary of NeoBiota (European Group on Biological Invasions). She is currently the Thematic Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Management of Biological Invasions, Associate Editor of Biological Invasions and Koedoe, and Guest Editor of the journals Journal of Environmental Management and Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Her research expertise is on invasion ecology, on which she has published numerous journal articles and co-authored book chapters.

• 1. Biological Invasions: A Global Threat to Insect Diversity Section 1: Biodiversity, Insect Decline, and Consequences of Global Trade 2. Biodiversity and the Importance of Insect Diversity 3. The Insect Decline Syndrome 4. Global Trade in Alien Species: A Challenge for Insect Conservation Section 2: Impacts of Invasive Alien Species on Insect Diversity 5. Alien Plants and Insect Diversity 6. Invasive Alien Insects and Insect Decline 7. Invasive Alien Non-insect Invertebrates and Insect Diversity 8. The Impact of Invasive Alien Vertebrates on Native Insects 9. Microorganisms and Disease-Mediated Invasions Affecting Native Insect Conservation Section 3: Lessons from Management and Monitoring Programs: Restoration Ecology and Citizen Science as Socio-Ecological Solutions 10. Reconciling Invasive Alien Species Management and Insect Conservation in Terrestrial Ecosystems 11. The Role of Citizen Science in Biodiversity Monitoring: When Invasive Species and Insects Meet 12. From Trade Regulations to Socio-Ecological Solutions: Present and Future Actions to Promote Insect Conservation