Reply to Redlich et al.: Insect biomass and diversity do correlate, over time

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, 6525HP Nijmegen, The Netherlands; C.Hallmann@science.ru.nl.
² Department II 2.2 "Habitats Directive/Natura 2000," Bundesamt für Naturschutz, 53179 Bonn, Germany.
³ Entomological Society Krefeld, D 47798 Krefeld, Germany.
⁴ Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, 6525HP Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Comment

Caspar A Hallmann et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021.

. 2021 Dec 7;118(49):e2114567118.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.2114567118.

¹ Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, 6525HP Nijmegen, The Netherlands; C.Hallmann@science.ru.nl.
² Department II 2.2 "Habitats Directive/Natura 2000," Bundesamt für Naturschutz, 53179 Bonn, Germany.
³ Entomological Society Krefeld, D 47798 Krefeld, Germany.
⁴ Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University, 6525HP Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interest.

Insect biomass decline scaled to species diversity: General patterns derived from a hoverfly community.
Hallmann CA, Ssymank A, Sorg M, de Kroon H, Jongejans E. Hallmann CA, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Jan 12;118(2):e2002554117. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2002554117. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021. PMID: 33431568 Free PMC article.
Hover flies: An incomplete indicator of biodiversity.
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