Rapid assessment of species diversity changes after pesticide application in agricultural landscapes

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-62

  Teodorescu, I ^a   Cogalniceanu D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Agrosystem; Bioindicator; Pesticide; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 31744452263     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0401_055062     Document Type: Article

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