Impacts of agricultural herbicide use on terrestrial wildlife in temperate landscapes: A review with special reference to North America

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 1995, Pages 67-91

  Freemark, Kathryn ^a   Boutin, Céline ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Birds; Herbicides; Impacts; Insects; Invertebrates; Mammals; Plants; Regulation; Research; Temperate; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARABLE; HERBICIDE; WILDLIFE;

EUROPE, (WEST); NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0028993604     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8809(94)00534-L     Document Type: Review

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