Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Sep 2023
27 Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
25
09
2022
accepted:
04
07
2023
pubmed:
28
9
2023
medline:
28
9
2023
entrez:
27
9
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Insects have a pivotal role in ecosystem function, thus the decline of more than 75% in insect biomass in protected areas over recent decades in Central Europe
Identifiants
pubmed: 37758943
doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06402-z
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-06402-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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