Disentangling impacts of climate warming and land-use change on butterfly populations

Kontakt: Richard Walters (CEC), richard.walters@cec.lu.se, https://www.cec.lu.se/richard-walters

Insect diversity and abundance have decreased around the world in recent decades. There are various known causes, including habitat loss, climate warming and pesticide use, all ,of which interact in both space and time. The challenge for conservation management is to identify the most effective strategies to maintain stability of populations in both urban and rural areas. Understanding an insect’s life-history and behaviour is necessary to model the consequences of landscape change and predict how drivers of extinction interact. Finally, to change how we view and manage the landscape for the benefit of insects it is also necessary to understand resistance to policy implementation at the individual and institutional level. Currently, we run laboratory, field, modelling and social science projects together with collaborators in Biology and LUCSUS. We welcome questions and project proposals in this area.

Uppdaterat: Nina Reistad  |  2022-07-07