The effects on terrestrial invertebrates of reducing pesticide inputs in arable crop edges: A meta-analysis

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 362-373

  Frampton, Geoff K ^a   Dorne, Jean Lou C M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Buffer zones; Chick food insects; Conservation headlands; Field margins; Herbicides; Heteroptera; Risk mitigation

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGROECOLOGY; BUFFER ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIELD MARGIN; HERBICIDE; INSECT; META-ANALYSIS; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 33947310230     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01277.x     Document Type: Article

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