Effects of herbicide spray drift and fertilizer overspread on selected species of woodland ground flora: Comparison between short-term and long-term impact assessments and field surveys

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 374-384

  Gove, B ^a,c   Power, S A ^a   Buckley, G P ^a   Ghazoul, J ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ETH Zürich ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrichemicals; Buffer zones; Conservation; Non target plants; Pesticides; Sublethal impacts; Woodland margins

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROCHEMICAL; BUFFER ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GLYPHOSATE; HERB; MORTALITY; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PHYTOMASS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; UNDERSTORY; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CAREX REMOTA; GALIUM; GALIUM ODORATUM;

EID: 33947326237     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01261.x     Document Type: Article

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