TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Lehmann, Gerlind U. C.
A1  - Bakanov, Nikita
A1  - Behnisch, Martin
A1  - Bourlat, Sarah J.
A1  - Brühl, Carsten A.
A1  - Eichler, Lisa
A1  - Fickel, Thomas
A1  - Geiger, Matthias F.
A1  - Gemeinholzer, Birgit
A1  - Hörren, Thomas
A1  - Köthe, Sebastian
A1  - Lux, Alexandra
A1  - Meinel, Gotthard
A1  - Mühlethaler, Roland
A1  - Poglitsch, Hanna
A1  - Schäffler, Livia
A1  - Schlechtriemen, Ulrich
A1  - Schneider, Florian D.
A1  - Schulte, Ralf
A1  - Sorg, Martin
A1  - Sprenger, Maximilian
A1  - Swenson, Stephanie J.
A1  - Terlau, Wiltrud
A1  - Turck, Angela
A1  - Zizka, Vera M. A.
T1  - Diversity of Insects in Nature protected Areas (DINA): an interdisciplinary German research project
JF  - Biodiversity and Conservation
N2  - Insect declines and biodiversity loss have attracted much attention in recent years, but lack of comprehensive data, conflicting interests among stakeholders and insufficient policy guidance hinder progress in preserving biodiversity. The project DINA (Diversity of Insects in Nature protected Areas) investigates insect communities in 21 nature reserves in Germany. All selected conservation sites border arable land, with agricultural practices assumed to influence insect populations. We taught citizen scientists how to manage Malaise traps for insect collection, and subsequently used a DNA metabarcoding approach for species identification. Vegetation surveys, plant metabarcoding as well as geospatial and ecotoxicological analyses will help to unravel contributing factors for the deterioration of insect communities. As a pioneering research project in this field, DINA includes a transdisciplinary dialogue involving relevant stakeholders such as local authorities, policymakers, and farmers, which aims at a shared understanding of conservation goals and action pathways. Stakeholder engagement combined with scientific results will support the development of sound policy recommendations to improve legal frameworks, landscape planning, land use, and conservation strategies. With this transdisciplinary approach, we aim to provide the background knowledge to implement policy strategies that will halt further decline of insects in German protected areas.
KW  - Insect diversity
KW  - Metabarcoding
KW  - Pesticides
KW  - Societal dialogues
KW  - Spatial analysis
KW  - Stakeholder analysis
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-55432
SN  - 0960-3115
SS  - 0960-3115
SN  - 1572-9710
SS  - 1572-9710
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02209-4
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02209-4
VL  - 30
IS  - 8-9
SP  - 2605
EP  - 2614
PB  - Springer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  -