Contrasting impacts of urban and farmland cover on flying insect biomass
C. S. Svenningsen, D. E. Bowler, S. Hecker, J. Bladt, V. Grescho, N. M. van Dam, J. Dauber, D. Eichenberg, R. Ejrnaes, C. Flojgaard, M. Frenzel, T. G. Froslev, A. J. Hansen, J. Heilmann-Clausen, Y. Huang, , A. Bonn
This study finds urban land cover negatively affects flying insect biomass, while farmland has a positive effect, with varying impacts across spatial scales in Denmark and Germany.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2020 · PreprintEcology