ReviewBiology letters2023
Experiments are needed to quantify the main causes of insect decline.
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- Invertebrate community composition in dominant agroecosystems of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and North Dakota.Annals of the Entomological Society of America · 2026Article
- Multiple Stressor Effects of a Neonicotinoid, Heatwaves, and Elevated Temperatures on Aquatic Insect Emergence.Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
- New Data Indicate Larger Decline in Morphological Diversity in Split-Footed Lacewing Larvae than Previously Estimated.Insects · 2025Article
- Decline in diversity of tropical soil fauna under experimental warming.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Low-density migratory beekeeping induces intermediate disturbance effects on native bee communities in Tibetan Plateau alpine meadows.Journal of insect science (Online) · 2024Article
- Forest defoliation by an invasive outbreak insect: Catastrophic consequences for a charismatic mega moth.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
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- Less overall, but more of the same: drivers of insect population trends lead to community homogenization.Biology letters · 2023Article
- Experiments are needed to quantify the main causes of insect decline.Biology letters · 2023Review
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Abstract
Sparked by reports of insect declines of unexpected extent, there has been a surge in the compilation and analysis of insect time series data. While this effort has led to valuable databases, disagreement remains as to whether, where and why insects are declining. The 'why' question is particularly important because successful insect conservation will need to address the most important drivers of decline. Despite repeated calls for more long-term data, new time series will have to run for decades to quantitatively surpass those currently available. Here we argue that experimentation in addition to quantitative analysis of existing data is needed to identify the most important drivers of insect decline. While most potential drivers of insect population change are likely to have already been identified, their relative importance is largely unknown. Researchers should thus unite and use statistical insight to set up suitable experiments to be able to rank drivers by their importance. Such a coordinated effort is needed to produce the knowledge necessary for conservation action and will also result in increased monitoring and new time series.
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