New article out today in Nature - intensified El Niño events under climate change appear to be chipping away at tropical forest arthropod diversity.

This is already leading to substantial losses in arthropod function in primary forests across the tropics.

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In our May issue: Review led by Louise Ashton (@louiseaashton.bsky.social) summarizing evidence of insect declines in the tropics and discussing their consequences for ecosystems and people 🧪🌎
Web link: go.nature.com/3H1xts6
Readcube: rdcu.be/emQyt

New Mongabay article: The decline of tropical insects announces a disastrous future for ecosystems (In French but you can click translate) tinyurl.com/5n9y4ys5

New paper in @natrevbiodiv.bsky.social led by Michael Boyle. We review the evidence for tropical insect biodiversity change, the major drivers and ecological consequences. We also highlight research trends and future directions in tropical insect research.

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hi everyone! My first post is the excellent news that I've been give tenure! Really excited to continue to work with an excellent team of scientists in the biodiversity and environmental change lab (www.louiseashton.net) and grateful for all the support from my mentors and peers.