Dezene Huber 🌻May 31, 2023

Human activities variably affect animal #populations. Rigal et al (2023) used a large database (170 #bird species, 20k sites, 28 countries, 37 years) to measure effects of #farming, #urbanization, #deforestation, and #climate (temperature) on bird populations in #Europe.

Quote: "...agricultural intensification, in particular #pesticides and #fertiliser use, is the main pressure for most bird population declines, especially for invertebrate feeders."

#biodiversity

OA🔗 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2216573120

Show threadEva Chanda
@dezene
Everything in nature is intertwined. OF COURSE wiping out a broad spectrum of insects in an ecosystem, just because one species (e.g., corn borers) is inconvenient for us, is going to devastate creatures that rely on them for food, like insectivorous birds and amphibians. You can see the "insect apocalypse" by driving out in the country: remember all the bug splats on the windshield when you were a kid? You'll probably get almost none on the same drive today. #BiodiversityCrisis
May 31, 2023 at 7:29pmWeb