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View article: Open-Insect: Benchmarking Open-Set Recognition of Novel Species in Biodiversity Monitoring
Open-Insect: Benchmarking Open-Set Recognition of Novel Species in Biodiversity Monitoring Open
Global biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, yet little information is known about most species and how their populations are changing. Indeed, some 90% of Earth's species are estimated to be completely unknown. Machine learn…
View article: Moth walls: shedding light on moth biodiversity
Moth walls: shedding light on moth biodiversity Open
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is one of the most diverse insect orders on Earth. Its members contribute to important ecosystem services such as pollination and herbivory while also serving as principal food for many other animals. Ye…
View article: Additional common milkweed would help Canada meet its share of the trinational eastern migratory monarch butterfly recovery target
Additional common milkweed would help Canada meet its share of the trinational eastern migratory monarch butterfly recovery target Open
The eastern migratory monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus) population has declined by ∼84% between 1993 and 2024. Population recovery in the Midwestern United States is limited by the availability of the monarch's main host plant for egg …
View article: Complex temporal trends in biomass and abundance of Diptera communities driven by the impact of agricultural intensity
Complex temporal trends in biomass and abundance of Diptera communities driven by the impact of agricultural intensity Open
Insect biodiversity and abundance declines have been reported widely and are expected to alter ecosystem functions and processes. Land use change has been recognised as a major cause of such declines. However, variation in local environmen…
View article: A machine learning pipeline for automated insect monitoring
A machine learning pipeline for automated insect monitoring Open
Climate change and other anthropogenic factors have led to a catastrophic decline in insects, endangering both biodiversity and the ecosystem services on which human society depends. Data on insect abundance, however, remains woefully inad…
View article: Insect Identification in the Wild: The AMI Dataset
Insect Identification in the Wild: The AMI Dataset Open
Insects represent half of all global biodiversity, yet many of the world's insects are disappearing, with severe implications for ecosystems and agriculture. Despite this crisis, data on insect diversity and abundance remain woefully inade…
View article: Global arthropod beta-diversity is spatially and temporally structured by latitude
Global arthropod beta-diversity is spatially and temporally structured by latitude Open
Global biodiversity gradients are generally expected to reflect greater species replacement closer to the equator. However, empirical validation of global biodiversity gradients largely relies on vertebrates, plants, and other less diverse…
View article: Towards a standardized framework for AI-assisted, image-based monitoring of nocturnal insects
Towards a standardized framework for AI-assisted, image-based monitoring of nocturnal insects Open
Automated sensors have potential to standardize and expand the monitoring of insects across the globe. As one of the most scalable and fastest developing sensor technologies, we describe a framework for automated, image-based monitoring of…
View article: Global Arthropod beta-diversity is spatially and temporally structured by latitude
Global Arthropod beta-diversity is spatially and temporally structured by latitude Open
Aim: Global gradients in species biodiversity may or may not be associated with greater species replacement closer to the equator. Yet, empirical validation of these patterns has so far focused on less diverse taxa, with comparable assessm…
View article: Combining community science and taxonomist expertise for large‐scale monitoring of insect pollinators: Perspective and insights from <i>Abeilles citoyennes</i>
Combining community science and taxonomist expertise for large‐scale monitoring of insect pollinators: Perspective and insights from <i>Abeilles citoyennes</i> Open
While evidence of insect pollinator declines accumulates, little is known about the pollinator communities that are most vulnerable to population fluctuations and may require conservation actions. Among the main reasons for this lack of kn…
View article: Complex temporal trends in biomass and abundance of Diptera driven by the impact of agricultural intensity on community-level turnover
Complex temporal trends in biomass and abundance of Diptera driven by the impact of agricultural intensity on community-level turnover Open
Insect declines have been reported widely and are expected to alter ecosystem functions and processes. Land-use change is recognised as a major cause of decline in insect biodiversity and abundance. Variation in local environmental drivers…
View article: Automated monitoring of biodiversity in the tropics: A pilot study at Barro Colorado Island
Automated monitoring of biodiversity in the tropics: A pilot study at Barro Colorado Island Open
Automated monitoring of biodiversity using camera systems and acoustic devises is becoming increasingly common practise. The development of camera traps for insects, however, is relatively new, and has not been tested in tropical environme…
View article: Automated monitoring of biodiversity in the tropics: A pilot study at Barro Colorado Island
Automated monitoring of biodiversity in the tropics: A pilot study at Barro Colorado Island Open
Automated monitoring of biodiversity using camera systems and acoustic devises is becoming increasingly common practise. The development of camera traps for insects, however, is relatively new, and has not been tested in tropical environme…
View article: Butterfly foraging is remarkably synchronous in an experimental tropical macrocosm
Butterfly foraging is remarkably synchronous in an experimental tropical macrocosm Open
Diel patterns in foraging activity are dictated by a combination of abiotic, biotic and endogenous limits. Understanding these limits is important for insects because ectotherm taxa will respond more pronouncedly to ongoing climatic change…
View article: Automated monitoring of biodiversity in the tropics: A pilot study at Barro Colorado Island
Automated monitoring of biodiversity in the tropics: A pilot study at Barro Colorado Island Open
Automated monitoring of biodiversity using camera systems and acoustic devises is becoming increasingly common practise. The development of camera traps for insects, however, is relatively new, and has not been tested in tropical environme…
View article: Data from Butterfly foraging is remarkably synchronous in an experimental tropical macrocosm
Data from Butterfly foraging is remarkably synchronous in an experimental tropical macrocosm Open
Observational and environmental data used for the analyses
View article: R Script from Butterfly foraging is remarkably synchronous in an experimental tropical macrocosm
R Script from Butterfly foraging is remarkably synchronous in an experimental tropical macrocosm Open
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View article: Arthropod beta-diversity is spatially and temporally structured by latitude
Arthropod beta-diversity is spatially and temporally structured by latitude Open
Global gradients in species biodiversity are expected to reflect tighter packing of species closer to the equator. Yet, empirical validation of these patterns has so far focused on less diverse taxa, with comparable assessments of mega-div…
View article: Investing in monarch conservation: understanding private funding dynamics
Investing in monarch conservation: understanding private funding dynamics Open
Non-profit environmental organizations (NGOs) rely heavily on external donors to fulfill their mandates. However, forecasting donations for long-term planning is an elusive task at best. The non-compulsory nature of donation requires NGOs …
View article: “What’s This Bug?” Questions from the Public Provide Relevant Information on Species Distribution and Human–Insect Interactions
“What’s This Bug?” Questions from the Public Provide Relevant Information on Species Distribution and Human–Insect Interactions Open
In general, insects and arthropods polarizing: they either fascinate people, disgust people, or both, and they generate lots of questions. Museums are perceived as reliable sources of information and, as such, a go-to destination for the p…
View article: A Landscape-Level Assessment of Restoration Resource Allocation for the Eastern Monarch Butterfly
A Landscape-Level Assessment of Restoration Resource Allocation for the Eastern Monarch Butterfly Open
The Monarch butterfly eastern population ( Danaus plexippus ) is in decline primarily due to habitat loss. Current habitat restoration programs focus on re-establishing milkweed, the primary food resource for Monarch caterpillars, in the c…
View article: Climate Change and Local Host Availability Drive the Northern Range Boundary in the Rapid Expansion of a Specialist Insect Herbivore, Papilio cresphontes
Climate Change and Local Host Availability Drive the Northern Range Boundary in the Rapid Expansion of a Specialist Insect Herbivore, Papilio cresphontes Open
Species distributions, abundance, and interactions have always been influenced by human activity and are currently experiencing rapid change. Biodiversity benchmark surveys traditionally require intense human labor inputs to find, identify…
View article: The Odonata of Quebec: Specimen data from seven collections
The Odonata of Quebec: Specimen data from seven collections Open
The Odonata, dragonflies and damselflies, constitute one of the more charismatic and better-studied orders of insects. The approximately 6,000 extant species on Earth can be variously found on all continents, except Antarctica. A relativel…
View article: Climate change and local host availability drive the northern range boundary in the rapid northward expansion of the eastern giant swallowtail butterfly
Climate change and local host availability drive the northern range boundary in the rapid northward expansion of the eastern giant swallowtail butterfly Open
Aims Species distributions result from both biotic and abiotic interactions across large spatial scales. The interplay of these interactions as climate changes quickly has been understudied, particularly in herbivorous insects. Here, we in…
View article: Size of the Canadian Breeding Population of Monarch Butterflies Is Driven by Factors Acting During Spring Migration and Recolonization
Size of the Canadian Breeding Population of Monarch Butterflies Is Driven by Factors Acting During Spring Migration and Recolonization Open
The eastern North American monarch butterfly population shows a long-term population decline. While it is hypothesized that forest loss on the wintering grounds and milkweed loss throughout the breeding range are responsible for the observ…
View article: Estimating the annual distribution of monarch butterflies in Canada over 16 years using citizen science data
Estimating the annual distribution of monarch butterflies in Canada over 16 years using citizen science data Open
Monarch butterflies ( Danaus plexippus, Linnaeus, 1758) are comprised of two migratory populations separated by the Rocky Mountains and are renowned for their long-distance movements among the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Both popula…
View article: Environmental filtering along a broad‐scale acidity gradient shapes the structure of odonate communities
Environmental filtering along a broad‐scale acidity gradient shapes the structure of odonate communities Open
Historical, evolutionary, and ecological processes jointly shape the structure of communities, and the relative influence of such process may vary from one region to another. Nevertheless, much of community ecology focuses on one or severa…
View article: Predicting the distribution of poorly-documented species, Northern black widow (Latrodectus variolus) and Black purse-web spider (Sphodros niger), using museum specimens and citizen science data
Predicting the distribution of poorly-documented species, Northern black widow (Latrodectus variolus) and Black purse-web spider (Sphodros niger), using museum specimens and citizen science data Open
Predicting species distributions requires substantial numbers of georeferenced occurrences and access to remotely sensed climate and land cover data. Reliable estimates of the distribution of most species are unavailable, either because di…
View article: Insectarium de Montréal (IMQC)
Insectarium de Montréal (IMQC) Open
The Montréal Insectarium was created thanks to the initiative of notary and self-taught entomologist Georges Brossard, who, in 1988, donated a major collection of naturalized insects. This collection was displayed until the complete renova…
View article: eButterfly: Leveraging Massive Online Citizen Science for Butterfly Conservation
eButterfly: Leveraging Massive Online Citizen Science for Butterfly Conservation Open
Data collection, storage, analysis, visualization, and dissemination are changing rapidly due to advances in new technologies driven by computer science and universal access to the internet. These technologies and web connections place hum…