The buzz around biodiversity decline: Detecting pollinator shifts using a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Climate and land use change are two of the largest drivers of worldwide biodiversity loss, but detecting drivers of insect decline is more complex. Online data sources can elucidate such responses while identifying systematic data gaps. Using a systematic review, we found 119 studies that document bumble bee and butterfly responses to climate change. While bee literature was limited, there is high confidence that species are emerging earlier (∼17 days), mismatching with floral resources (100% of studies), and changing range distributions (-25%). More butterfly literature was available but did not yield consistent responses. Evidence shows earlier emergences (∼5 days), decreasing range distributions (-19%), and population shifts amongst generalist (87% increase) versus specialist (65% decre

SUBMITTER: Whipple S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10590815 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature