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I answered their call and started my studies in
the summer of 2002 and continued my research in 2003 and
2004. As for finding a biologist for the project, it turned
out that nobody had the courage to embark on such work,
as all the biologists contacted were in some way involved
with universities or in freelance research paid for by
the government of Bavaria. In the end I conducted the study
with the help of local citizens, who feel cheated and lied
to, and who are ill and worry for their children. My main
supporters were Michael and Ingeborg Gaska and the other
people who helped me collect the leaf bugs. Twenty-eight
collection sites around the power plant were selected,
and 50 leaf bugs were collected per site. The biotopes
were carefully chosen to include all wind directions, and
included
environments such as woods and untreated grasslands. |
Picture:
Tree bug from Kammeltal, near the nuclear
power plant Gundremmingen, Germany
Left thorax side is deformed
Watercolor, Zürich 2003 |
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