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Extensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies across the globe
Abstract Global changes are leading to widespread species redistribution. Comprehensive assessments of range shift dynamics and their drivers are difficult, partly due to the variation in range shift detection over space and taxa. Here we compile documented range shift records for 1,758 butterfly species from 105 countries and territories, representing ~10% of the known diversity of these insects.
Climate-fueled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects
Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals. But all is not well in the insect world. Research over the last few years has shown sustained declines in insect species and numbers. It appeared Earth was witnessing a global-scale crash in insects—and climate change was partly to blame.
Butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects are being devastated by climate-fuelled El Niño events
Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals. But all is not well in the insect world. Research over the last few years has shown sustained declines in insect species and numbers. It appeared Earth was witnessing a global-scale crash in insects – and climate change was partly to blame.
Scolytine beetle diversity along an altitudinal gradient in Papua New Guinea
Corresponding Author Jiri Hulcr School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA Correspondence Jiri Hulcr, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA. Email: hulcr@ufl.edu Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author
What can an analysis of Australian tropical rainforest bark beetles suggest about the missing millions of Earth's insect species?
INTRODUCTION The number of insect species on Earth has been estimated to be around 5 million species (Gaston, 1991b; May, 1997; Stork, 2018; Stork et al., 2015). With only 1 million species named and excluding those accidentally named more than once, it appears that about 80% are yet to be discovered (Stork, 2018). Since taxonomists have been naming species for over 240 years, questions remain as to why these have not been found and described.
What do we know about the missing millions of Earths insect species and can we improve their collection: evidence from bark beetles?
Abstract Only 20% of the estimated five million species of insects on Earth are named despite over 240 years of taxonomy. Yet insects are poorly represented in protected area assessments, and insect declines are of concern globally.
To get to the rainforest canopy, it helps to have a crane
When you walk through a rainforest, you might feel like you’re missing out. You can hear birdsong and insect noises from way up high. For decades, the rainforest canopy was called “the last biotic frontier,” due to the sheer difficulty of getting up there. Just over 30 years ago, that began to change. Researchers from the Smithsonian installed an industrial crane in a Panama rainforest to give scientists access. Ten more were installed around the world over the next decade.
To get to the rainforest canopy, it helps to have a crane Original
When you walk through a rainforest, you might feel like you’re missing out. You can hear birdsong and insect noises from way up high. For decades, the rainforest canopy was called “the last biotic frontier,” due to the sheer difficulty of getting up there. Just over 30 years ago, that began to change. Researchers from the Smithsonian installed an industrial crane in a Panama rainforest to give scientists access. Ten more were installed around the world over the next decade.
Decaying forest wood releases a whopping 10.9 billion tonnes of carbon each year. This will increase under climate change
If you’ve wandered through a forest, you’ve probably dodged dead, rotting branches or stumps scattered on the ground. This is “deadwood”, and it plays several vital roles in forest ecosystems. It provides habitat for small mammals, birds, amphibians and insects. And as deadwood decomposes it contributes to the ecosystem’s cycle of nutrients, which is important for plant growth.
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