Unprecedented forest declines and diebacks are expected worldwide in response to global change. Insects can trigger or contribute to these disturbances, which can in turn have either beneficial or detrimental retroactive cascading effects on insect communities. However, we are still unsure of the effects that pests will have on these disturbances in the future, and new biodiversity and pest management strategies still need to be put into place. Several recent contributions to Annals of Forest Science address these issues.

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受害者或肇事者：昆虫对森林枯萎和衰退的贡献和反应

为应对全球变化，预计世界范围内将出现前所未有的森林减少和枯死。昆虫可以触发或促成这些干扰，而这反过来又可以对昆虫群落产生有益或有害的追溯级联效应。然而，我们仍不确定未来虫害对这些干扰的影响，新的生物多样性和虫害管理策略仍需落实到位。最近对《森林科学年鉴》的一些贡献解决了这些问题。