A new study by researchers at the University of Sussex and Rothamsted Research published on Jan. 20 in npj Biodiversity has ...

As night falls over Australia's forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In many ecosystems, overall insect activity actually peaks at night, especially ...

As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay. A Kobe University research team found that this method results in higher biodiversity ...

As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay. A Kobe University research team found that this method results in higher biodiversity ...

What measures are suitable for providing better living conditions for insects in typical german landscapes? This question was investigated by a research team from the University of Würzburg. The ...

Studies have shown the insecticide reduces populations of bees, butterflies, beetles and a wide variety of other insects. Aquatic invertebrates consumed by endangered fish and trout are also ...

restoring grasslands and creating ponds and wetlands. Holly Ramsden, project officer for the programme, said insect populations had "seen alarming declines in abundance and species richness" in ...

Livestock can also have inter-species facilitation with their co-existing insects, contributing to plant biodiversity and productivity. Grazing and grassland ecology Livestock overgrazing is ...

One consequence of this is the loss of the habitat of plant and insect species, also many endangered ones, that depend on grasslands. To maintain grasslands nevertheless, "prescribed" burning ...