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Decline of Dominant Native Farmland Moths in Rapidly Urbanized Landscapes

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Nian-Feng Wan

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Eco-environmental Protection Institute

Matteo Dainese

EURAC Research - Institute for Alpine Environment

Feng Zhu

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Jiangsu Province

Liu-Bin Xiao

Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Institute of Plant Protection

Wei Zhang

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - Environment and Production Technology Division

Jun Ma

Fudan University - Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering

Wei-Min Wang

Qingpu Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Mao-Tao Wang

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Jiangsu Province

Jian-Wen Zhu

Jinshan Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Jin-Yan Wang

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Eco-environmental Protection Institute

Wei Cheng

Shanghai Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Chen Zhou

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Jiangsu Province

Shi-Jian Chen

Pudong Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Qin Wei

Fengxian Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Yao-Pei Jiang

Shanghai Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Xiang-Wen Wu

Shanghai Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Hong-Juan Yi

Plant Protection station of Tongzhou of Nantong

Hui-Hua Gan

Jiading Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Hui-Mei Shen

Shanghai Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Xiang-Yun Ji

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Eco-environmental Protection Institute

Yi Lu

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Yizheng City

Zi-Ji Zhou

Taicang Agricultural Technology Extension Center

Shi-Yun Qiu

Fudan University - Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering

Wei-Yu Chen

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Nanjing City

Jian-Jun Zhang

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Xuzhou City

You-Ming Cai

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Eco-environmental Protection Institute

Jie-Xian Jiang

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Eco-environmental Protection Institute

Bo Li

Fudan University - Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering

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Abstract

Urbanization is a pressing challenge for earth's human because it is transforming and fragmenting not only natural environments, but also rural lands. Yet, the consequences of rural land-use change on insect populations that depend on these habitats remain largely unclear. We used a 17-year data set to investigate the dynamics of three dominant native farmland moths and its driving forces across the largest megaurban region of China. Total moth abundance declined by about 80%, which was strongly associated with loss and fragmentation of croplands during rapid urbanization. Our findings indicate that urbanization, through loss of traditional agricultural lands, can be a further threat to insect populations. It is therefore really critical to monitor and understand the agrobiodiversity dynamics in rapidly urbanizing regions, which are currently found in many developing countries worldwide.

Keywords: agricultural intensification; cropland loss; earth’s human; global change; habitat destruction; human society development; insect decline; land-use change; urban agroecosystems; urbanization

Suggested Citation

Wan, Nian-Feng and Dainese, Matteo and Zhu, Feng and Xiao, Liu-Bin and Zhang, Wei and Ma, Jun and Wang, Wei-Min and Wang, Mao-Tao and Zhu, Jian-Wen and Wang, Jin-Yan and Cheng, Wei and Zhou, Chen and Chen, Shi-Jian and Wei, Qin and Jiang, Yao-Pei and Wu, Xiang-Wen and Yi, Hong-Juan and Gan, Hui-Hua and Shen, Hui-Mei and Ji, Xiang-Yun and Lu, Yi and Zhou, Zi-Ji and Qiu, Shi-Yun and Chen, Wei-Yu and Zhang, Jian-Jun and Cai, You-Ming and Jiang, Jie-Xian and Li, Bo, Decline of Dominant Native Farmland Moths in Rapidly Urbanized Landscapes. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3821968 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3821968
This version of the paper has not been formally peer reviewed.

Nian-Feng Wan

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Eco-environmental Protection Institute

China

Matteo Dainese

EURAC Research - Institute for Alpine Environment ( email )

Viale Druso, 1
Drususallee 1
Bolzano / Bozen, 39100
Italy

Feng Zhu

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Jiangsu Province

Liu-Bin Xiao

Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Institute of Plant Protection

50 Zhongling Street
Nanjing, 210014
China

Wei Zhang

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - Environment and Production Technology Division ( email )

1201 Eye St, NW,
Washington, DC 20005
United States

Jun Ma

Fudan University - Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering

China

Wei-Min Wang

Qingpu Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center ( email )

Mao-Tao Wang

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Jiangsu Province ( email )

Jian-Wen Zhu

Jinshan Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center ( email )

Jin-Yan Wang

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Eco-environmental Protection Institute

China

Wei Cheng

Shanghai Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Chen Zhou

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Jiangsu Province

Shi-Jian Chen

Pudong Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center ( email )

Qin Wei

Fengxian Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center

Yao-Pei Jiang

Shanghai Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center ( email )

Xiang-Wen Wu

Shanghai Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center ( email )

Hong-Juan Yi

Plant Protection station of Tongzhou of Nantong ( email )

Hui-Hua Gan

Jiading Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center ( email )

Hui-Mei Shen

Shanghai Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center ( email )

Xiang-Yun Ji

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Eco-environmental Protection Institute

China

Yi Lu

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Yizheng City

Zi-Ji Zhou

Taicang Agricultural Technology Extension Center ( email )

Shi-Yun Qiu

Fudan University - Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering ( email )

China

Wei-Yu Chen

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Nanjing City

Jian-Jun Zhang

Plant Protection Station and Plant Quarantine of Xuzhou City

You-Ming Cai

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Eco-environmental Protection Institute

China

Jie-Xian Jiang

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Eco-environmental Protection Institute

China

Bo Li (Contact Author)

Fudan University - Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering ( email )

China

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