Insights from regional and short-term biodiversity monitoring datasets are valuable: a reply to Daskalova et al. 2021

Seibold S., Hothorn T., Gossner M. M., Simons N. K., Bluthgen N., Muller J., ...More

INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY, vol.14, no.1, pp.144-148, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/icad.12467
  • Journal Name: INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.144-148
  • Keywords: Arthropod, biodiversity, insect decline, land use, time series, DECLINES
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Reports of major losses in insect biodiversity have stimulated an increasing interest in temporal population changes. Existing datasets are often limited to a small number of study sites, few points in time, a narrow range of land-use intensities and only some taxonomic groups, or they lack standardised sampling. While new monitoring programs have been initiated, they still cover rather short time periods.