@article{fdi:010078929, title = {{S}cience communication is needed to inform risk perception and action of stakeholders}, author = {{R}equier, {F}abrice and {F}ournier, {A}. and {R}ome, {Q}. and {D}arrouzet, {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}takeholders are critical environmental managers in human-dominated landscapes. {I}n some contexts, stakeholders can be forced to personally act following their own observations and risk perception instead of science recommendation. {I}n particular, biological invasions need rapid control actions to reduce potential socioecological impacts, while science-based risk assessments are rather complex and time-delayed. {A}lthough they can lead to important detrimental effects on biodiversity, potential time-delayed disconnections between stakeholders' action and science recommendations are rarely studied. {U}sing the case study of western {E}uropean beekeepers controlling the invasive {A}sian hornet {V}espa velutina nigrithorax for its suspected impact on honey bee colonies, we analysed mechanisms underlying personal actions of stakeholders and how they evolved in science disconnection. {P}ersonal actions of stakeholders were causal-effect linked with their risk observation but disconnected to time-delayed science predictions and recommendations. {U}nfortunately, these science-disconnected actions also led to dramatic impacts on numerous species of the local entomofauna. {T}hese results highlight the need to improve mutual risk communication between science and action in the early-stages of management plans to improve the sustainably of stakeholders' practices.}, keywords = {{B}iological invasion ; {C}itizen science ; {H}oney bee mortality ; {I}nvasive species ; {Y}ellow-legged hornet ; {FRANCE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {M}anagement}, volume = {257}, numero = {}, pages = {art. 109983 [9 p.]}, ISSN = {0301-4797}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109983}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078929}, }