A review of 82 previously published studies of two major groups of insect species underscores reported declines in insect populations in Europe, and links these declines to human activities that influence insect habitats.
Quintana Rumohr of the Research Institute for Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment, Germany, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journalFor many years, concerns about declining insect abundance and diversity have grown in several regions in Europe and North America. The trend is complex; for instance, after one species decreases, another might increase thanks to reduced competition.
To help deepen understanding, Rumohr and colleagues conducted a review of 82 previously published studies that addressed the drivers of changes in various Central and Western European populations of two major groups of insects, Carabidae and Lepidoptera . Some of the studies focused on one or the other group and some on both.
Further analysis of the information reported in the studies suggested that human activities are the primary drivers of observed changes—both increases and declines—in
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