Abstract

Invertebrates are central to the functioning of ecosystems, yet they are underappreciated and understudied. Recent work has shown that they are suffering from rapid decline. Here we call for a greater focus on invertebrates and make recommendations for future investigation.

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Title
Recognizing the quiet extinction of invertebrates
Author
Eisenhauer, Nico 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bonn, Aletta 2 ; Guerra, Carlos A 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany 
2  German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Ecosystem Services, Helmholtz - Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany; Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany 
3  German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Halle, Germany 
Pages
1-3
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Jan 2019
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20411723
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07916-1
ProQuest document ID
2163007742
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.