The German insect monitoring scheme: Establishment of a nationwide long-term recording of arthropods

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 80; pp. 81 - 91
• Main Authors: Streitberger, Merle, Stuhldreher, Gregor, Fartmann, Thomas, Ackermann, Werner, Ludwig, Hella, Pütz, Sandro, Züghart, Wiebke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.11.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: agricultural land; applied ecology; Biodiversity survey; Germany; grasshoppers; Grassland grasshopper; Long-term data series; natural resources conservation; Population trend; Representative sampling site; species; Standardised survey method; threatened species; Wider countryside; Germany; Long-term data series; Wider countryside; Representative sampling site; Standardised survey method; Grassland grasshopper; Biodiversity survey; Population trend

A standardised monitoring is indispensable to identify trends of insect populations. However, until recently, a systematic monitoring of insects in Germany was missing. Therefore, the German federal ministry for the environment funded the conceptualisation of an insect monitoring scheme. Here, we in...