User:Kku/decline in insect populations

• pollinator decline
  • bee population decline
• biodiversity loss
• defaunation
• pest control
  • mosquito control

• Christian Schwägerl (2016). "What's Causing the Sharp Decline in Insects, and Why It Matters". Insect populations are declining dramatically in many parts of the world, recent studies show. Researchers say various factors, from monoculture farming to habitat loss, are to blame for the plight of insects, which are essential to agriculture and ecosystems.
• Habel, Jan Christian; Segerer, Andreas; Ulrich, Werner; Torchyk, Olena; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Schmitt, Thomas (2016). "Butterfly community shifts over two centuries". Conservation Biology. 30 (4): 754. doi:10.1111/cobi.12656. PMID 26743786. We analyzed changes in the species composition of a southeastern German butterfly and burnet moth community over nearly 2 centuries (1840–2013). ... Our observation of major declines over time of currently threatened and protected species shows the importance of efficient conservation strategies.
• Rodolfo Dirzo, Hillary S. Young, Mauro Galetti, Gerardo Ceballos, Nick J. B. Isaac, Ben Collen (2014). "Defaunation in the Anthropocene". Science. 345 (6195): 401–406. doi:10.1126/science.1251817. Invertebrate [losses] are dire: 67% of monitored populations show 45% mean abundance decline.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• "Press Release: Pollinators Vital to Our Food Supply Under Threat". IPBES. 2016.

See also

• decline in amphibian populations