Biodiversity of insects Authors Josep Maria Olmo Vidal DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.02.245 Keywords: biodiversity, insects, habitat conservation, pollinators, invasive species, Catalonia. Abstract Insects, with their biodiversity, are one of the most important components of ecosystems due to their relationship with vegetation and food webs. The biodiversity of insects in Catalonia is one of the largest in Europe in relation to the extension of the territory. Nevertheless, despite the approval in 2022 of the Catalogue of Threatened Fauna of Catalonia, which covers the protection and conservation of 155 species of insects, actions need to be urgently implemented to prevent the decline of their biodiversity. In this study, the importance of habitat preservation, climate change and insects as pollinators is outlined. We also discuss the negative repercussions that invasive species have. Looking to the future, the most important factors to be taken into account for the preservation of insect biodiversity are the conservation of habitats, educational outreach and environmental education. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Downloads PDF (Català) Issue Vol. 75 (2025) Section Articles License The intellectual property of the articles belongs to the respective authors. At the time of submitting the articles to Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Biologia, authors accept the following terms: — Authors assign to the SCB (a subsidiary of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans) the rights of reproduction, public communication (including communication through social networks) and distribution of the articles submitted for publication to Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Biologia, in any form and medium, including digital platforms. The Publications Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse submitted articles and the right to make any editorial changes it deems appropriate. If the suggested changes are accepted by authors, they should re-submit the article with such changes. — Authors answer to the SCB for the authorship and originality of submitted articles. In other words, authors assure that submitted articles do not contain fragments of works by other authors or fragments of their own previously published works; that the content of articles is original, and that the copyright of third parties is not infringed upon. Authors accept this responsibility and undertake to hold harmless the SCB for any loss or damage resulting from non-compliance with this obligation. Furthermore, they should include a statement in articles submitted to the journal regarding their responsibility for the content of the articles. — Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of all graphic material included in articles, and they should moreover ensure that images, videos, etc., have been created with the consent of the individuals appearing in them, and that material belonging to third parties is clearly identified and acknowledged as such within the text. Likewise, authors should provide the respective consents and authorisations to the SCB when submitting articles. — The SCB is exempt from any liability arising from the possible infringement of intellectual property rights by authors. In all cases, it undertakes to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies, if necessary. — Unless otherwise stated in the text or in the graphic material, the contents published in the journal are subject to an Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 3.0 Spain (by-nc-nd) license from Creative Commons, the full text of which may be consulted at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.en. Therefore, the general public is authorised to reproduce, distribute and communicate articles as long as their authorship and publishing entity are acknowledged, and no commercial use is made of them nor derivative work produced from them. — The journal is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors of published articles.
