More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas
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Summary
This analysis estimates a seasonal decline of 76%, and mid-summer decline of 82% in flying insect biomass over the 27 years of study, and shows that this decline is apparent regardless of habitat type, while changes in weather, land use, and habitat characteristics cannot explain this overall decline.
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- article
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- 2017-10-18
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- Open access
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Keywords
Abundance (ecology), Ecology, Habitat, Biomass (ecology), Ecosystem
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