Predicting the ecological effects of herbicides

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1117-1124

  Pratt, J R ^a,b   Melendez, A E ^a   Barreiro, R ^a   Bowers, N J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Diquat; Ecological risk assessment; Ecotoxicology; Herbicides; Microcosms; Pesticides; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 0001453376     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[1117:PTEEOH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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