Landscapes that work for biodiversity and people

C Kremen, AM Merenlender - Science, 2018 - science.org
BACKGROUND Biodiversity is under siege, with greatly enhanced rates of local and global
extinction and the decline of once-abundant species. Current rates of human-induced …

[HTML][HTML] Cropland expansion in the United States produces marginal yields at high costs to wildlife

TJ Lark, SA Spawn, M Bougie, HK Gibbs - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Recent expansion of croplands in the United States has caused widespread conversion of
grasslands and other ecosystems with largely unknown consequences for agricultural …

Declines in insect abundance and diversity: We know enough to act now

ML Forister, EM Pelton, SH Black - Conservation Science and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent regional reports and trends in biomonitoring suggest that insects are experiencing a
multicontinental crisis that is apparent as reductions in abundance, diversity, and biomass …

Monarch butterfly population decline in North America: identifying the threatening processes

WE Thogmartin, R Wiederholt… - Royal Society …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population in North America has sharply declined
over the last two decades. Despite rising concern over the monarch butterfly's status, no …

Animal migration in the Anthropocene: threats and mitigation options

SJ Cooke, ML Piczak, NJ Singh, S Åkesson… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Animal migration has fascinated scientists and the public alike for centuries, yet migratory
animals are facing diverse threats that could lead to their demise. The Anthropocene is …

Wild, native bees and managed honey bees benefit from similar agricultural land uses

E Evans, M Smart, D Cariveau, M Spivak - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although both managed and unmanaged bees are important pollinators of crops and wild
plants, efforts to address questions about landscapes that best support pollinators often …

[HTML][HTML] Does nature need cities? Pollinators reveal a role for cities in wildlife conservation

A Derby Lewis, MJ Bouman, AM Winter… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
It is well-established that cities need nature for critical ecosystem services—from storing
carbon, to reducing temperatures, to mitigating stormwater—and there is growing …

[HTML][HTML] Larval pesticide exposure impacts monarch butterfly performance

P Olaya-Arenas, K Hauri, ME Scharf, I Kaplan - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The long-term decline of monarch butterflies has been attributed to loss of their milkweed
(Asclepias sp.) host-plants after the introduction of herbicide-tolerant crops. However, recent …

Predicting monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) movement and egg-laying with a spatially-explicit agent-based model: the role of monarch perceptual range and …

TJ Grant, HR Parry, MP Zalucki, SP Bradbury - Ecological Modelling, 2018 - Elsevier
An∼ 80% decline in the eastern population of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) has
prompted conservation efforts to increase summer reproductive success in the Midwest …

Why are monarch butterflies declining in the West? Understanding the importance of multiple correlated drivers

EE Crone, EM Pelton, LM Brown… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the factors associated with declines of at‐risk species is an important first
step in setting management and recovery targets. This step can be challenging when …