Re:The insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt wi...
by enlyth on Sunday July 25, 2021 @04:09PM
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Forgive my ignorance but when they say 75% of insects have disappeared over the last 50 years, do they mean species variance or biomass?
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Re:The insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt wi...
by 11235813213455 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @05:33PM
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biomass (study in Germany, over 27 years)
> "When the total weight of the insects in each sample was measured a startling decline was revealed. The annual average fell by 76% over the 27 year period, but the fall was even higher – 82% – in summer, when insect numbers reach their peak."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/18/warning-...