Standards and Best Practices for Monitoring and Benchmarking Insects

摘要: Benchmark studies of insect populations are increasingly relevant and needed amid accelerating concern about trends in the Anthropocene. The growing recognition that may be decline has given rise to a renewed call for population monitoring by scientists, desire from broader public participate surveys. However, due immense diversity insects vast assortment data collection methods, there is general lack standardization such sudden unplanned expansion fail meet its ecological potential or conservation needs without coordinated focus on standards best practices. To begin address this problem, we provide simple guidelines maximizing return proven inventory methods will benchmarking suitable variety responses, including occurrence distribution, phenology, abundance biomass, species composition. track these present seven primary sampling – malaise trapping, light pan pitfall trappings, beating sheets, acoustic monitoring, active visual surveys recommend while highlighting examples model programs. For each method, discuss key topics as recommended spatial temporal scales sampling, important metadata track, degree replication produce rigorous estimates responses. We additionally suggest protocols scalable backyards national parks. Overall, aim compile resource can used diverse individuals organizations seeking initiate improve programs era rapid change.