Diversity but Not Overall Abundance of Moths and Butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Decreases around Two Arctic Polluters

• Published in: Insects
• Main Authors: Mikhail V. Kozlov, Vitali Zverev, Elena L. Zvereva
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: industrial pollution; sulphur dioxide; heavy metals; forest; tundra; Murmansk region; Arctic; Monchegorsk; Murmansk; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13121124

Alarming reports on the rapid decline of insects during the past decades call for the exploration of potential drivers of this process. Here, we test the hypothesis that the overall abundance and diversity of moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) decrease under the impact of industrial pollution in th...