Eelke Jongejans

TL;DR: This analysis estimates a seasonal decline of 76%, and mid-summer decline of 82% in flying insect biomass over the 27 years of study, and shows that this decline is apparent regardless of habitat type, while changes in weather, land use, and habitat characteristics cannot explain this overall decline.

TL;DR: The hypothesis that the most widely used neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, has a negative impact on insectivorous bird populations is investigated and it is shown that, in the Netherlands, local population trends were significantly more negative in areas with higher surface-water concentrations of imidcloprid.

TL;DR: The found that life-history strategies of 418 plant species worldwide are explained by an axis representing the pace of life and another representing the wide range of reproductive strategies, suggesting that the relative independence of the fast–slow and reproduction strategy axes is general in the plant kingdom.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of plant species diversity on soil loss through erosion on a simulated dike was investigated, and the authors concluded that the protection and restoration of diverse plant communities on embankments and other vegetated slopes are essential to minimize soil erosion, and can contribute to greater safety in the most densely populated areas of the world.

TL;DR: It is suggested that responses of the roots are an important yet mostly overlooked intermediary between soil biota and plant community responses to biodiversity and determines the patterns of community productivity and overyielding.