TY - GEN
T1 - Trends in Arthropod Abundance Over 21 Years in Illinois (lightning talk)
AU - Reiley, Bryan M.
AU - Benson, T.J.
AU - Zaya, David
AU - Molano-Flores, Brenda
AU - Spyreas, Greg
AU - Janssen, Eric
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Arthropods play an important role in providing ecosystem services and are integral to terrestrial food webs. Given their importance, recent evidence suggesting widespread declines in arthropod populations has received considerable attention from scientists, politicians, and the public. While pollinator declines have been documented in North America, most evidence of declines has come from international studies. We are examining long-term changes in arthropod populations in Illinois using a 21-year data set of standardized sweep net samples taken in > 500 randomly selected forest, grassland, and wetland sites. In addition to temporal trends, we are investigating the importance of weather variables, landscape context, and plant-community composition for influencing arthropod populations.
AB - Arthropods play an important role in providing ecosystem services and are integral to terrestrial food webs. Given their importance, recent evidence suggesting widespread declines in arthropod populations has received considerable attention from scientists, politicians, and the public. While pollinator declines have been documented in North America, most evidence of declines has come from international studies. We are examining long-term changes in arthropod populations in Illinois using a 21-year data set of standardized sweep net samples taken in > 500 randomly selected forest, grassland, and wetland sites. In addition to temporal trends, we are investigating the importance of weather variables, landscape context, and plant-community composition for influencing arthropod populations.
KW - INHS
UR - https://midwestfishwildlifeconferen2019.sched.com/event/INkv/wildlife-lightning-talk-trends-in-arthropod-abundance-over-21-years-in-illinois
M3 - Conference contribution
BT - Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference 2019
ER -