Journal of Alta California

Standing Up for Invertebrates

ollination? Check. Pest control? They’re on it. Dung burial? Yep, even that. Though often overlooked, those tiny, spineless creatures known as invertebrates “form the fabric of our ecosystem,” says Sarina Jepsen. As the endangered

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