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Independent: Insects, worms and other small animals that carry out vital functions for life on earth have declined by 45 per cent on average over 35 years, threatening human health, water quality and food supplies, a study has found. The rapid decline in the number of invertebrates – animals without backbones – is at least as bad as the well publicised plight of the larger animals, according to scientists who said they were shocked by the findings. Although there has has been far less research on invertebrates......
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Vital invertebrates decline by 45 per cent, study finds
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 24th, 2014
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