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Worldwide insect declines: An important message, but interpret with caution

A recent paper claiming evidence of global insect declines achieved huge media attention, including claims of “insectaggedon” and a “collapse of nature.” Here, we argue that while many insects are declining in many places around the world, the study has important limitations that should be highlight...

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Autores principales: Simmons, Benno I., Balmford, Andrew, Bladon, Andrew J., Christie, Alec P., De Palma, Adriana, Dicks, Lynn V., Gallego‐Zamorano, Juan, Johnston, Alison, Martin, Philip A., Purvis, Andy, Rocha, Ricardo, Wauchope, Hannah S., Wordley, Claire F. R., Worthington, Thomas A., Finch, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6467851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31015957
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5153
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Sumario:A recent paper claiming evidence of global insect declines achieved huge media attention, including claims of “insectaggedon” and a “collapse of nature.” Here, we argue that while many insects are declining in many places around the world, the study has important limitations that should be highlighted. We emphasise the robust evidence of large and rapid insect declines present in the literature, while also highlighting the limitations of the original study.[Image: see text]