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ArticleGlobal change biology2025

Spatio-Temporal Variation in Aerial Arthropod Abundance Revealed by Weather Radars.

Mansi Mungee, Maryna Lukach, Chris Shortall, James R Bell, Elizabeth J Duncan, Freya I Addison, Lee E Brown, William E Kunin, Christopher Hassall, Ryan R Neely

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Article in Global change biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Mansi MungeeSchool of Geography and Water@Leeds, Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5452-7196
Maryna LukachNational Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5333-8724
Chris ShortallRothamsted Insect Survey, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7175-5393
James R BellRothamsted Insect Survey, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1640-6120
Elizabeth J DuncanSchool of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1841-504X
Freya I AddisonNational Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8439-290X
Lee E BrownSchool of Geography and Water@Leeds, Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2420-0088
William E KuninSchool of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9812-2326
Christopher HassallSchool of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3510-0728
Ryan R NeelyNational Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4560-4812

Funding

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation OPP1212006Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/C/000J0200Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/RH/23NB0006UKRI Natural Environment Research Council NE/S001298/1UKRI Natural Environment Research Council NE/V00686X/1UKRI Natural Environment Research Council NE/V006916/1UKRI Natural Environment Research Council NE/W004534/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arthropod declines have been reported widely; however, a lack of comprehensive data has hindered our ability to assess their large-scale generality and drivers. Here, we used a novel and freely available dataset-atmospheric scans from a network of meteorological radars-to quantify aerial abundance of both diurnal and nocturnal arthropods across the United Kingdom, spanning different geographic regions and land cover types. Based on observations between 2014 and 2021, and across more than 35,000 km

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ArthropodsBiodiversityRadarWeatherAnimalsSpatio-Temporal AnalysisUnited Kingdomarthropod declinesinsect migrationradar entomologyspatio‐temporal ecologyUnited Kingdom

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PMID41140173
PMCPMC12555869

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