Research trends in ecosystem services provided by insects

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 26; pp. 8 - 23
• Main Authors: Noriega, Jorge Ari, Hortal, Joaquín, Azcárate, Francisco M., Berg, Matty P., Bonada, Núria, Briones, Maria J.I., Del Toro, Israel, Goulson, Dave, Ibanez, Sébastien, Landis, Douglas A., Moretti, Marco, Potts, Simon G., Slade, Eleanor M., Stout, Jane C., Ulyshen, Michael D., Wackers, Felix L., Woodcock, Ben A., Santos, Ana M.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.02.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: agroecosystems; biodiversity conservation; Biological control; Coleoptera; Control biològic; Control de plagues; Control of pests; Decomposition; Diptera; Ecosystem functions; Ecosystem management; ecosystem services; Experimental research; Gestió dels ecosistemes; herbivores; Hymenoptera; Insecta; Insectes; Insects; moieties; Nutrient cycling; organic matter; parasitoids; Pest regulation; Pollination; pollinators; predators; recycling; species diversity; Nutrient cycling; Coleoptera; Pest regulation; Biological control; Ecosystem functions; Insecta; Decomposition; Experimental research; Hymenoptera; Pollination

Insects play a key role in the regulation and dynamics of many ecosystem services (ES). However, this role is often assumed, with limited or no experimental quantification of its real value. We examined publication trends in the research on ES provided by insects, ascertaining which ES and taxa have...