Phys.org June 3, 2024 According to a critical evaluation by the 88 authors, representing 101 organizations from 47 countries, urgent action is needed to curb the major and growing threats from invasive alien species, a major threat to nature and people, all over the world. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and Their Control (hereafter ‘IPBES invasive alien species assessment’) drew on more than 13,000 scientific publications and reports in 15 languages as well as Indigenous and local knowledge on all taxa, ecosystems and regions across the globe. Therefore, […]
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Worldwide insect decline: Causes, consequences and potential countermeasures
Phys.com April 27, 2023 The continuing decline in the diversity and biomass of insects and other arthropods has caused great concern not only among scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders. A major reason for this is that many ecosystem services depend on diverse insect communities. Despite numerous studies on the dynamics of insect communities their causes are still not fully understood. An international team of researchers (Switzerland, Germany) addressed the causes and consequences of population and diversity trends spanning 10 to 120 years aiming at a better mechanistic understanding of the observed dynamics. covering freshwater and terrestrial insect taxa across five biomes. […]