'Insectageddon' is 'alarmist by bad design': Scientists point out the study's major flaws

(Pensoft Publishers) Amidst worldwide talks about 'Insectageddon': the extinction of 40 percent of the world's insects, according to a recent scientific review, a response was published in the open-access journal Rethinking Ecology. Its authors point out major flaws in the earlier study: query- and geographically biased summaries; mismatch between objectives and cited literature; and misuse of existing conservation data. Instead of serving as a wake-up call, those would rather compromise the credibility of conservation science, they warn.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 19, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news