Effects of habitat fragmentation on plant and insect-insect interactions

As one of major factors affected the loss of biodiversity and the function of ecosystems, habitat fragmentation has become one of central issues in conservation biology and ecology. In order to better understand the profound effects of habitat fragmentation on the interaction of plant and insect community, we introduce the meaning and quantitative measures of habitat fragmentation and the effects of habitat fragmentation on plant-insect interactions, including the plant-herbivore, plant-pollinator, seed-predator and plant-decomposer interactions. The effects of habitat fragmentation on insect-parasitoid and prey-predator interaction were also discussed. The issues should be paid attention to and hot spots of future study in this field were also given.