In 50 years, how much of the forest will be left? It’s time entomologist end their silence on the loss of habitat in Madagascar.
By continuing to exclude insects in conservation efforts, we at best risk overlooking processes essential to sustaining landscapes and corridors, and at worst risk inadvertently promote ecological meltdowns.
By continuing to work independently, our efforts will remain distributed thinly across the region on individually chosen insects and will not have an impact on the future of the Malagasy region.
Instead, IPSIO is focused on a strategic set of insects and problems with direct conservation outcomes. IPSIO has developed a set of taxa that together provide a tool for monitoring and assessing conservation issues.
By continuing to work independently, our efforts will remain distributed thinly across the region on individually chosen insects and will not have an impact on the future of the Malagasy region.
Instead, IPSIO is focused on a strategic set of insects and problems with direct conservation outcomes. IPSIO has developed a set of taxa that together provide a tool for monitoring and assessing conservation issues.
Tools for Conservation assessment and monitoring
Working group leaders: KD Dijkstra, Peter Hawkes, Jean Claude Rakotonirina, Brian L. Fisher
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Aim: Develop a select set of arthropods to use in
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group | Red List | indicate 1 | indicate 2 | monitoring | invasive sp | species | species/site | |
Lepidoptera | butterflies large moths | planned | vegetation | qualitative | no | 400 | 100? | |
Hymenoptera | ants | planned | vegetation | soil | quantitative | yes | 1300 | 150-300 |
Myriapoda | millipedes | yes | soil | quantitative | yes | 80 | 20? | |
Odonata | dragonflies damselflies | yes | freshwater | qualitative | no | 200 | 50? | |
Coleoptera | diving beetles | planned | freshwater | qualitative | no | 225 | 50? | |
Arachnida | Scorpions | planned | soil | qualitative | no | |||
Hemiptera | Plant Hoppers | vegetation | quantitative | ? |
