Pesticide-induced surface migration by lumbricid earthworms in grassland: Life-stage and species differences

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-99

  Christensen, O M ^a   Mather, J G ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benomyl; Fungicides; Lumbricidae; Migratory behavior; Surface trapping

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AVOIDANCE REACTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EARTHWORM; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PESTICIDE; SOIL POLLUTION;

APORRECTODEA LONGA; APORRECTODEA ROSEA; APOTRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RATE; LUMBRICUS TERRETRIS; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; REACTION TIME; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WORM;

APORRECTODEA; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; APORRECTODEA LONGA; APORRECTODEA ROSEA; LUMBRICIDAE; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; OLIGOCHAETA;

EID: 0344083621     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2003.08.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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