Some species are more affected than others by edge effects resultant from habitat loss and fragmentation, generally due to human activities. As these specific responses depend on biophysical and behavioral traits of organisms, it is expected that the occurrence of species with particular traits will vary between fragment edges and interiors. Edges are also known to often harbor many invasive species. We performed a meta-analysis of the responses of insect species with different life history traits to anthropogenic edges, focusing on the species’ behavioral characteristics and whether they are considered invasive or not. We systematically searched the Web of Science database for papers on this subject published until May 2018. We examined response ratios for 712 comparisons of anthropogenic edge effects on insects. As expected, the responses differed according to the traits evaluated. Soil-foraging and social insects were negatively affected by anthropogenic edges. Conversely, flying and invasive species were favored by edges. Our analyses suggest that edges, by differently affecting different insect groups, have an important role in structuring local insect communities. Finally, the importance of functional traits in studies of edge effects must be highlighted.

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对昆虫的边缘效应取决于生活史特征：一项全球荟萃分析

一些物种比其他物种更容易受到栖息地丧失和破碎化造成的边缘效应的影响，这通常是由于人类活动造成的。由于这些特定反应取决于生物体的生物物理和行为特征，因此预计具有特定特征的物种的出现将在碎片边缘和内部之间发生变化。众所周知，边缘经常藏有许多入侵物种。我们对具有不同生活史特征的昆虫物种对人为边缘的反应进行了荟萃分析，重点关注物种的行为特征以及它们是否被认为是侵入性的。我们系统地在 Web of Science 数据库中搜索了 2018 年 5 月之前发表的关于该主题的论文。我们检查了 712 项人为边缘效应对昆虫的比较的响应率。正如预期的那样，反应因评估的性状而异。土壤觅食和社会昆虫受到人为边缘的负面影响。相反，飞行和入侵物种受到边缘的青睐。我们的分析表明，边缘通过对不同昆虫群体的不同影响，在构建当地昆虫群落方面发挥着重要作用。最后，必须强调功能特征在边缘效应研究中的重要性。