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Estonian insect fauna biodiversity shifts

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  1. Development

    Entomoloog: muutused inimeste elustiilis jätsid putukariigile sügava jälje

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  2. · date approximate Background

    Mati Martin's work estimated approximately 15,000 insect species in Estonia.

    In work conducted approximately ten years ago, entomologist Mati Martin estimated that there were roughly 15,000 insect species living in Estonia.

  3. · date approximate Background

    Parasitic mites on cattle skin were abundant in Estonia.

    In the mid-20th century, parasitic mites that inhabited the skin of cattle were once found in abundance across Estonia.