Changes in the structure of dung insect communities after ivermectin usage in a grassland ecosystem. II. Impact of ivermectin under high-rainfall conditions

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 439-451

  Krüger, Kerstin ^a,b   Scholtz, Clarke H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Avermectins; Dung beetles; Ecotoxicology; Longer term study; Non target organisms

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; GRASSLAND; INSECT; IVERMECTIN; PESTICIDE; RAINFALL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032170357     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(98)80049-0     Document Type: Article

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