Effects of glyphosate herbicide on soil and litter macro-arthropods in rainforest: Implications for forest restoration

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-133

  Nakamura, Akihiro ^a   Catterall, Carla P ^b   Kitching, Roger L ^b   House, Alan P N ^c   Burwell, Chris J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epigaeic invertebrate; Forest clearance; Formicidae; Monsanto; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOREST COVER; FOREST SOIL; GLYPHOSATE; REFORESTATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ARTHROPODA; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 48249085701     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2008.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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