@article{577, author = {Sheard Julie K. and Rahbek Carsten and Dunn Robert R. and Sanders Nathan J. and Isaac Nick J. B.}, title = {Long-term trends in the occupancy of ants revealed through use of multi-sourced datasets}, abstract = {We combined participatory science data and museum records to understand long-term changes in occupancy for 29 ant species in Denmark over 119 years. Bayesian occupancy modelling indicated change in occupancy for 15 species: five increased, four declined and six showed fluctuating trends. We consider how trends may have been influenced by life-history and habitat changes. Our results build on an emerging picture that biodiversity change in insects is more complex than implied by the simple insect decline narrative.}, year = {2021}, journal = {Biology Letters}, volume = {17}, number = {10}, pages = {20210240}, url = {https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0240}, doi = {10.1098/rsbl.2021.0240}, }