Widespread decline in plant diversity across six decades
D. Eichenberg, D. Bowler, A. Bonn, H. Bruelheide, V. Grescho, D. Harter, U. Jandt, R. May, M. Winter, F. Jansen
The paper analyzes plant diversity changes in Germany from 1960 to 2017, finding widespread declines in native species and increases in neophytes, leading to reduced species richness.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2020Ecology