Communications Biology (Apr 2023)

Insect decline in forests depends on species’ traits and may be mitigated by management

  • Michael Staab,
  • Martin M. Gossner,
  • Nadja K. Simons,
  • Rafael Achury,
  • Didem Ambarlı,
  • Soyeon Bae,
  • Peter Schall,
  • Wolfgang W. Weisser,
  • Nico Blüthgen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04690-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Species richness and biomass of insects has declined on average across 140 forest sites sampled over a decade in Germany, with larger, more abundant, and carnivorous species found to be more susceptible to decline.