Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(3)
Published: March 1, 2022
While
agricultural
intensification
and
expansion
are
major
factors
driving
loss
degradation
of
natural
habitat
species
decline,
some
wildlife
also
benefit
from
agriculturally
managed
habitats.
This
may
lead
to
high
population
densities
with
impacts
on
both
human
livelihoods
conservation.
Cranes
a
group
15
worldwide,
affected
negatively
positively
by
practices.
eleven
face
critical
declines,
numbers
common
cranes
(
Insect Conservation and Diversity,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(2), P. 182 - 188
Published: March 1, 2024
Abstract
Anthropogenic
land
cover
change
is
a
major
driver
of
biodiversity
loss,
with
urbanisation
and
farmland
practices
responsible
for
some
the
most
drastic
modifications
natural
habitats.
The
relative
importance
different
covers
shaping
insect
communities,
however,
unclear.
This
study
examines
effect
urban
covers,
along
heterogeneity,
at
landscape
scale
on
species
richness,
evenness
biomass
flying
insects
using
citizen
science
carnet
sampling
across
Denmark.
Increasing
had
negative
richness
but
an
even
stronger
biomass.
Increased
heterogeneity
did
not
mitigate
cover.
Insect
assemblages
also
became
more
increased
Farmland
no
significant
or
Based
our
findings,
has
strong
impact
indicating
that
could
contribute
to
declines.
Moreover,
findings
indicate
loss
occurs
through
than
species,
which
may
affect
ecosystem‐level
consequences
urbanisation.
Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(3)
Published: March 1, 2022
While
agricultural
intensification
and
expansion
are
major
factors
driving
loss
degradation
of
natural
habitat
species
decline,
some
wildlife
also
benefit
from
agriculturally
managed
habitats.
This
may
lead
to
high
population
densities
with
impacts
on
both
human
livelihoods
conservation.
Cranes
a
group
15
worldwide,
affected
negatively
positively
by
practices.
eleven
face
critical
declines,
numbers
common
cranes
(
