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Section Symposium

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

Leveraging Large Spatial Data for Insect Conservation and Management

Predicting taxonomic and functional diversity patterns for insects at large spatial scales

Sunday, November 9, 2025
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, D133-134, OCC
Oral Presentation
The recent proliferation of big ecological and environmental data has led to the development of regional and global-scale maps of biodiversity patterns for key groups. Though persistent taxonomic biases still make such analyses challenging for invertebrates, we now have the tools and much of the data we need to start filling gaps in biogeographical knowledge for the taxa that represent most of the biomass on Earth. In this talk, I will discuss how we can use species distribution models to predict geographical ranges and broader biodiversity patterns for insects, but also how we can make predictions of dark diversity to inform future sampling. I will also discuss how we can leverage trait data to map functional diversity and its uncertainty for ecosystem service providers and how these products can aid resource management planning.