Publications by authors named "Adam C Sharp"
There is ongoing debate about the vulnerability of arthropods to climate change. Long-term impacts of climate change on arthropod communities could manifest through short-term weather patterns. Arthropods in the tropics are hyper-diverse and contribute many crucial ecosystem functions, but are comparatively less studied than in temperate regions.
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- Insects are declining globally, especially in tropical forests, which have high biodiversity but are also experiencing significant biodiversity loss.
- Most predictions about insect biodiversity rely on well-studied species, leaving many undescribed species unaccounted for, particularly in hyper-diverse tropical environments.
- A study in Borneo found that 76% of collected staphylinid beetle species were undescribed, showing that these unknown species are more negatively affected by environmental changes caused by logging.
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- Invertebrates like termites, ants, and beetles are super important in tropical rainforests because they help keep the ecosystem healthy and strong.
- Logging (cutting down trees) has harmed more than one-third of these forests, reducing the number of invertebrates by up to half, which affects how the forest works.
- Even though some other animals like small mammals and certain birds may increase after logging, the decline of important invertebrates shows that humans are changing how these rainforests operate.