Invertebrate monitoring data from 1990 to 2018 shows protected areas in the UK are losing species at the same rate as unprotected areas
environment
January 13, 2023
Many pollinator species such as bees have disappeared from protected and non-protected areas in the UK Jessica Zimke/iStockphoto/Getty Images
UK’s protected areas are losing invertebrate species at the same rate as unprotected areas – prompting calls for more effective invertebrate management land designated for conservation.
Rob Cook At the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology, he and his colleagues studied invertebrate monitoring data from 1990 to 2018 to work out how species are distributed in protected and non-protected areas. The study included 1,238 species of ants, bees, hoverflies, ladybugs, spiders and…
