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Index of Subjects --94eb2c04fb56b0f7c0055d66e912 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" No wonder our aerial insectivores are screwed :( Helene Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre 2220 Irwin Lake Rd Brookfield NS Canada B0N1C0 902-893-0253 helene.birdvet@gmail.com <birdvet@hotmail.com> www.cwrc.net Find us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334> and Twitter <https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife> ****Wildlife Matters**** On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 11:43 AM, Laviolette, Lance < lance.laviolette@lmco.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > We have had some discussion about the decline of insects in Nova Scotia. A > study published in the online scientific journal PLOS ONE indicates that > there has been a dramatic decline in average airborne insect biomass of 76% > (up to 82% in midsummer) in just 27 years for 63 protected nature areas in > Germany. > > Their results demonstrate that recently reported declines in several taxa > such as butterflies, wild bees and moths, are in parallel with a severe > loss of total aerial insect biomass, suggesting that it is not only the > vulnerable species, but the flying insect community as a whole, that has > been decimated over the last few decades. > > It is particularly concerning since these measurements were made in > protected nature areas and not in those areas impacted by more extensive > human activity. > > Here is a link to the paper: > http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185809 > > Cheers, > > Lance > > Lance Laviolette > Glen Robertson, Ontario > > > > > > > --94eb2c04fb56b0f7c0055d66e912 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">No wonder our aerial insectivores are screwed :(<div><br><= /div><div>Helene</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><d= iv><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div d= ir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr= "><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>He= lene Van Doninck DVM</div><div>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br><= /div><div>2220 Irwin Lake Rd Brookfield NS Canada B0N1C0<br>902-893-0253<br= ><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">helene.birdvet@gm= ail.com</a><br><a href=3D"http://www.cwrc.net" target=3D"_blank">www.cwrc.n= et</a></div><div><div><div>Find us on <a href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/p= ages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334" target=3D"_bl= ank">Facebook</a>=C2=A0and <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife" = target=3D"_blank">Twitter</a><br></div><div>****Wildlife Matters****</div><= div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><= /div></div></div></div></div></div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 11:43 AM, Laviolette,= Lance <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:lance.laviolette@lmco.com" t= arget=3D"_blank">lance.laviolette@lmco.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockq= uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc = solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi everyone,<br> <br> We have had some discussion about the decline of insects in Nova Scotia. A = study published in the online scientific journal PLOS ONE indicates that th= ere has been a dramatic decline in average airborne insect biomass of 76% (= up to 82% in midsummer) in just 27 years for 63 protected nature areas in G= ermany.<br> <br> Their results demonstrate that recently reported declines in several taxa s= uch as butterflies, wild bees and moths, are in parallel with a severe loss= of total aerial insect biomass, suggesting that it is not only the vulnera= ble species, but the flying insect community as a whole, that has been deci= mated over the last few decades.<br> <br> It is particularly concerning since these measurements were made in protect= ed nature areas and not in those areas impacted by more extensive human act= ivity.<br> <br> Here is a link to the paper:<br> <a href=3D"http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=3D10.1371/journal.po= ne.0185809" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://journals.plos.org/<= wbr>plosone/article?id=3D10.1371/<wbr>journal.pone.0185809</a><br> <br> Cheers,<br> <br> Lance<br> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> Lance Laviolette<br> Glen Robertson, Ontario<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </font></span></blockquote></div><br></div> --94eb2c04fb56b0f7c0055d66e912--
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