Consideration of terrestrial invertebrates in ecology projects

Invertebrates are a major component of terrestrial ecology – they are the foundation of most ecosystem services yet are often overlooked by professional ecologists. This webinar will introduce participants to a best practice approach to ensure terrestrial invertebrates are considered appropriately. Although specialist expertise is required to undertake invertebrate surveys (for which there is a skills gap in the UK ecology sector), this webinar is aimed at ecology project managers regardless of entomology experience so that they can build this into survey programmes following a staged approach. It will cover how to assess whether detailed targeted invertebrate surveys are necessary for a project and the approach to such surveys if deemed necessary to inform a robust ecological impact assessment. It will also include an overview of some survey methods and contexts within which results may be considered.

Book here (free): https://rskgroup.com/events/invertebrates-in-ecology-projects/