Less Overall, but More of the Same: Drivers of Insect Population Trends Lead to Community Homogenization

Overview

Journal Biol Lett

Specialty Biology

Date 2023 Mar 29

PMID 36987614

Authors

Martin M Gossner

Florian Menzel

Nadja K Simons

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