Contents

1 Introduction: the reality of insect declines

References

2 The problems of interpreting changes

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

Understanding habitat change

References

6 Insect conservation need in the southern hemisphere

Insects of the temperate southern hemisphere

Understanding Australia's insect richness

Endemism

References

7 Levels of concern and approach

Introduction

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

Introduction

Integrating insect conservation in Australia

Protective legislation

Conservation in practice

Species conservation: lessons from experience

Some examples

A wider agenda

References

Index