Habitat restoration
Land cover and flying insect diversity
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Low vegetation boosted insect biomass and richness more than expected across German monitoring sites.
Key findings
50,087 insect OTUs (10,803 named species); low vegetation raised biomass 50–56% and richness 58% and 33%; land cover, weather, and climate explained 42% of site variation.
Methodology
Sampled flying insects with Malaise traps at 75 German sites in 2019–2020 and related biomass, richness, and turnover to land cover, weather, and protected-area status.
Limitations
Does not experimentally restore habitat or prove that protected-area designation caused the insect patterns.
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