Michael A. Ivie

TL;DR: A phylogeny of beetles based on DNA sequence data from eight nuclear genes, including six single‐copy nuclear protein‐coding genes, for 367 species representing 172 of 183 extant families provides a uniquely well‐resolved temporal and phylogenetic framework for studying patterns of innovation and diversification in Coleoptera.

TL;DR: Garnett and Christidis as mentioned in this paper argued that the lack of governance of taxonomy damages conservation efforts, harms the credibility of science, and is costly to society, and pointed out that the scientific community's failure to govern taxonomy threatens the effectiveness of global efforts to halt biodiversity loss.

TL;DR: This article used Monte Carlo methods to compare 11 estimators, across a range of community structures and sampling regimes, and validated their results, where possible, using empirical data from vascular plant and beetle inventories from Glacier National Park, USA.

TL;DR: In this article, the impact of volcanic ash on canopy arthropod populations was studied on the West Indian island of Montserrat, the site of an ongoing volcanic eruption since 1995.

TL;DR: The total number of species reported from North America is expected to continue to increase to nearly 28,000 species, as reports of known undescribed species currently number in the several hundreds.