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Urbanization and agricultural intensification are considered the main causes of recent insect decline in temperate Europe, while direct climate warming effects are still ambiguous. Nonetheless, higher temperat...
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Open AccessPlant species composition and local habitat conditions as primary determinants of terrestrial arthropod assemblages
Arthropods respond to vegetation in multiple ways since plants provide habitat and food resources and indicate local abiotic conditions. However, the relative importance of these factors for arthropod assembla...
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Open AccessDiverse Effects of Climate, Land Use, and Insects on Dung and Carrion Decomposition
Land-use intensification and climate change threaten ecosystem functions. A fundamental, yet often overlooked, function is decomposition of necromass. The direct and indirect anthropogenic effects on decomposi...
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Open AccessPlant richness, land use and temperature differently shape invertebrate leaf-chewing herbivory on plant functional groups
Higher temperatures can increase metabolic rates and carbon demands of invertebrate herbivores, which may shift leaf-chewing herbivory among plant functional groups differing in C:N (carbon:nitrogen) ratios. B...
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Open AccessRelationship of insect biomass and richness with land use along a climate gradient
Recently reported insect declines have raised both political and social concern. Although the declines have been attributed to land use and climate change, supporting evidence suffers from low taxonomic resolu...
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Identifying new associations between invasive aphids and Pinaceae trees using plant sentinels in botanic gardens
Despite progress in prevention and management of biological invasions, challenges remain, including difficulties with assessing future invasion risks. Predicting the identity of potentially damaging invaders i...
