Transfer of cadmium and zinc from sewage sludge amended soil through a plant-aphid system to newly emerged adult ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata)

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 99, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 171-178

  Green, I D ^a   Merrington, G ^b,d   Tibbett, M ^c,e  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomagnification; Cadmium; Coccinella septempunctata; Sewage sludge; Sitobion avenae; Zinc

Indexed keywords

APHID; ARTHROPOD; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; SEWAGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; ZINC;

APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; SITOBION AVENAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0142028956     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00147-6     Document Type: Article

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