Towards a population ecology of stressed environments: The effects of zinc on the springtail Folsomia candida

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 325-332

  Noël, Helen L ^a   Hopkin, Steve P ^a   Hutchinson, Thomas H ^b   Williams, Tim D ^b   Sibly, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Collembola; Hormesis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; ARTHROPOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GROWTH RATE; MICROCOSM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; TOXICITY; ZINC;

CANDIDA; COLLEMBOLA; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA;

EID: 33744950055     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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