Woodland Invertebrates
Our results have unveiled some issues in science communication of invertebrates and are thus a good first approach to start defining the way forward. The selection of new test species is particularly pertinent for soil ecotoxicology when taking into account the consistent demand for increasing the representation of the existing taxonomic groups of soil invertebrates in toxicity testing. According to some authors,12,17 in an ideal situation, the toxicity of all substances deposited on soils should be measured on all animal species from a particular ecosystem, prior to establishing a limit of generic exposure to preserve the invertebrate’s biodiversity. Given that, in broad terms, public perception can affect nature conservation and that science communication regarding environmentally-important invertebrates can be often relegated to scientists, we investigated the two sides of this coin. In this study, we have taken a comparative approach to investigating effective science communication practices about invertebrates, drawing on the … Read More
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