Pesticide buffer zones for the protection of wildlife

Pest Management Science

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 583-590

  Burn, Alastair ^a  

^a NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buffer zones; Non target organisms; Spray drift; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

BIODIVERSITY; BUFFER ZONE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPRAY;

BIOASSAY; BUFFER ZONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT QUALITY; NONHUMAN; PEST MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RISK MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORECASTING; PESTICIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WIND;

EID: 0038709616     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.698     Document Type: Conference Paper

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