Understanding Drivers of Insect Biodiversity Loss Through Synthesis

Organizer(s)

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  Eliza Grames (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Binghamton University
  Binghamton, New York
• JM

  Joseph Millard

  Cambridge University
  Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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  Christopher Halsch

  Department of Biology
  Binghamton University
  Reno, Nevada
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  Chris Elphick, PhD

  Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  University of Connecticut
  Storrs, Connecticut

Understanding the relative importance of stressors contributing to insect declines, and how impacts vary with taxa and region, is only possible through synthesis. This session will summarize the state of insect decline synthesis, report meta-analysis findings on key drivers, and provide a roadmap for future syntheses on drivers of decline.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Pacific

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Eliza Grames (she/her/hers) – Binghamton University
• 1:35 PM - 1:55 PM Pacific

  What do we know about insect responses to global change? The current state of meta-analyses evaluating global change impacts on insects
  

  Presenting Author: Mayra Vidal – University of Massachusetts

  Co-Author: Mariana Abarca (she/her/hers) – Smith College

  Co-Author: Kristi Backe – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Anne Curé – Syracuse University

  Co-Author: Deborah Finke – University of Missouri

  Co-Author: Amanda Koltz – University of Texas at Austin

  Co-Author: Alycia Lackey – University of Louisville

  Co-Author: Christina Mitchell – Institute for Applied Ecology

  Co-Author: Rebecca Prather – Florida State University

  Co-Author: Ellen Welti (she/her/hers) – Smithsonian Institute

  Co-Author: Gina M. Wimp – Georgetown University

  Co-Author: Shannon M. Murphy (she/her/hers) – University of Denver
• 1:55 PM - 2:05 PM Pacific

  Alien vs insect: Meta-analysis reveals negative but variable impacts of invasive alien species on insects
  

  Presenting Author: Grace Skinner – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
• 2:05 PM - 2:10 PM Pacific

  Break
• 2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Pacific

  Using meta-analysis to assess insect responses to habitat fragmentation and urbanization: A retrospective
  

  Presenting Author: Holly M. Martinson – McDaniel College
• 2:25 PM - 2:40 PM Pacific

  A multi-threat meta-analytic framework and database for understanding insect biodiversity change
  

  Presenting Author: Joseph Millard – Cambridge University
• 2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific

  Panel discussion
  

  Panelist: Christopher Halsch – Binghamton University

  Panelist: Anna Eichert – American Museum of Natural History

  Panelist: Elias H. Bloom – Cornell University

  Panelist: Gyanpriya Maharaj – University of Guyana

  Panelist: Nadya Muchoney – Emory University
• 3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Pacific

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Eliza Grames (she/her/hers) – Binghamton University