cheryl
Administrator
Staff member
Nature crisis: 'Insect apocalypse' more complicated than thought
Previous research indicated an alarming decline in numbers in all parts of world, with losses of up to 25% per decade.
This new study, the largest carried out to date, says the picture is more complex and varied.
Land-dwelling insects are definitely declining the authors say, while bugs living in freshwater are increasing.
Previous research indicated an alarming decline in numbers in all parts of world, with losses of up to 25% per decade.
This new study, the largest carried out to date, says the picture is more complex and varied.
Land-dwelling insects are definitely declining the authors say, while bugs living in freshwater are increasing.
- Humans 'threaten 1m species with extinction'
- Exploiting nature 'drives outbreaks of new diseases'
- Insect decline may see 'plague of pests'
- Cranes make comeback in Britain's wetlands