Pond management key to boosting biodiversity in human-modified landscapes.
The study looked at how different factors in the environment affect the diversity of pond bugs in the UK. They found that the size of the pond, how long it stays dry, and the amount of plants in it are important for bug diversity. The researchers discovered that the number of bug species in a pond is linked to how different they are from each other in terms of their functions and family relationships. This means that improving the local environment of ponds can help protect and increase the variety of bugs living in them.
