Lack of scientific evidence and precautionary principle in massive release of rodenticides threatens biodiversity: Old lessons need new reflections

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Olea, Pedro P ^a   Sánchez Barbudo, Inés S ^b   Viñuela, Javier ^b   Barja, Isabel ^c   Mateo Tomás, Patricia ^d   Piñeiro, Ana ^c   Mateo, Rafael ^b   Purroy, Francisco J ^d  

^a IE UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

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EID: 70350496237     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892909005323     Document Type: Note

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