The layered and historical nature of ecological systems and the risk assessment of pesticides

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 432-440

  Landis, Wayne G ^a   Matthews, Robin A ^a   Matthews, Geoffrey B ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community conditioning; Nonequilibrium dynamics; Pesticides; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030000779     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0432:TLAHNO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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