M. S. Crossley et al. reply

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. michael.crossley@uga.edu.
² Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
³ Department of Biology and Health Sciences, Hendrix College, Conway, AR, USA.

Comment

Michael S Crossley et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;5(5):595-599.

doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01429-9. Epub 2021 Apr 5.

¹ Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. michael.crossley@uga.edu.
² Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
³ Department of Biology and Health Sciences, Hendrix College, Conway, AR, USA.

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No net insect abundance and diversity declines across US Long Term Ecological Research sites.
Crossley MS, Meier AR, Baldwin EM, Berry LL, Crenshaw LC, Hartman GL, Lagos-Kutz D, Nichols DH, Patel K, Varriano S, Snyder WE, Moran MD. Crossley MS, et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2020 Oct;4(10):1368-1376. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1269-4. Epub 2020 Aug 10. Nat Ecol Evol. 2020. PMID: 32778751
Adequate statistical modelling and data selection are essential when analysing abundance and diversity trends.
Desquilbet M, Cornillon PA, Gaume L, Bonmatin JM. Desquilbet M, et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2021 May;5(5):592-594. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01427-x. Epub 2021 Apr 5. Nat Ecol Evol. 2021. PMID: 33820967 No abstract available.
Studies of insect temporal trends must account for the complex sampling histories inherent to many long-term monitoring efforts.
Welti EAR, Joern A, Ellison AM, Lightfoot DC, Record S, Rodenhouse N, Stanley EH, Kaspari M. Welti EAR, et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2021 May;5(5):589-591. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01424-0. Epub 2021 Apr 5. Nat Ecol Evol. 2021. PMID: 33820968 No abstract available.

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