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
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

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pubmed: 37758943
doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06402-z
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-06402-z
doi:

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Journal Article

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eng

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© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.

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Auteurs

Jörg Müller (J)

Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany. joerg.mueller@npv-bw.bayern.de.
Bavarian Forest National Park, Grafenau, Germany. joerg.mueller@npv-bw.bayern.de.

Torsten Hothorn (T)

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Ye Yuan (Y)

Ecoclimatology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.

Sebastian Seibold (S)

Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.
Berchtesgaden National Park, Berchtesgaden, Germany.
Forest Zoology, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Tharandt, Germany.

Oliver Mitesser (O)

Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany.

Julia Rothacher (J)

Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany.

Julia Freund (J)

Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany.

Clara Wild (C)

Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany.

Marina Wolz (M)

Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Rauhenebrach, Germany.

Annette Menzel (A)

Ecoclimatology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.
Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.

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