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Reto Schmucki

@retoschmucki.bsky.social

Community ecologist - UKCEH - interested in species interactions, biodiversity conservation, butterfly monitoring, systems thinking and statistical modeling.

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uBMS@ubms.creaf.cat · 6mo ago

Llegeix l'article complet a: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🤝 @creaf.cat @paucolom.bsky.social @ylndmc.bsky.social @irbio-ub.bsky.social @mcngranollers.bsky.social @catalanbms.org @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social @larspett.bsky.social @biologisches.bsky.social @retoschmucki.bsky.social

The Interplay of Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Species Traits Shapes European Butterfly Population Trends

Aim To examine how butterfly population trends respond to climate change and urbanisation at a continental scale, and whether responses differ between urban and rural environments. Location 869 si...

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Reto Schmucki@retoschmucki.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We just released the latest update of the European Grassland Butterfly Indicator. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... With nearly 50% decline since 1991 and the decline not reversing, this is again an urgent call for actions for bending the curve, restore habitat and protect biodiversity

EU Grassland Butterfly Index 1991-2024 Technical report

Executive Summary Butterflies have been systematically monitored in Europe for several decades using standard protocols that are now adopted in over 30 countries. Butterflies are ideal biological indi...

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Butterfly Conservation Europe@europebutterfly.bsky.social · last yr.

A full report of our latest European Grassland Index has just been published. It gives individual species trends as well as the overall decline of 50% since 1991-2023. Another update will be coming soon to include 2024 (which was not a good year for many butterflies) doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

EU Grassland Butterfly Index 1991-2023 Technical report

Executive Summary Butterflies have been systematically monitored in Europe for several decades using standard protocols that are now adopted in over 30 countries. Butterflies are ideal biological indi...

doi.org

Reto Schmucki@retoschmucki.bsky.social · last yr.

Grassland #butterflies keep declining in Europe. Since 1991, the average abundance of the 17 grassland butterfly species has declined by 50% in 2023, highlighting the urgent need for more actions to protect and restore natural and semi-natural grassland habitats. www.naturetoday.com/intl/en/natu...

Nature Today | Grassland butterflies at shockingly low numbers

It is the height of summer in Europe, a time when many people head out into nature or to enjoy urban greenspaces . But over recent decades, people are seeing landscapes with fewer and fewer butterfl...

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Reto Schmucki@retoschmucki.bsky.social · last yr.

Well done, @abigaillowe.bsky.social - Nice work and so helpful! Research reveals best plant seed mixes for pollinators and people | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

Research reveals best plant seed mixes for pollinators and people

New research involving the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has identified the best plants to include in annual flowering displays to attract bees and hoverflies, enabling gardeners, councils and see...

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Chris van Swaay@chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 2y ago

Butterflies extinct in NL: Pearl-bordered Fritillary (zilvervlek, Boloria euphrosyne). Always rare, only 219 records. Would pop up at a site (from D or B?), could be abundant for a few years, and then disappeared again. Last collected specimen from 1959, after that only a few claims without evidence

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology@btobirds.bsky.social · 2y ago

Great news 5 UK research projects, looking at soil health, land use & agriculture responses to net zero, have received funding by UK Research & Innovation & government partners. BTO will look at biodiversity consequences of each scenario. www.ukri.org/news/uk-inje...

UK injects £14.5 million in land use and net zero research

Five UK research projects have each received a share of £14.5 million under phase two of the Transforming Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People programme.

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