Effects of the parasiticide ivermectin on the structure and function of dung and soil invertebrate communities in the field (Madrid, Spain)

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 284-292

  Römbke, Jörg ^a   Coors, Anja ^a   Fernández, Álvaro Alonso ^b   Förster, Bernhard ^a   Fernández, Carlos ^c   Jensen, John ^d   Lumaret, Jean Pierre ^e   Cots, Miguel Ángel Porcel ^c   Liebig, Markus ^a  

^a ECT OEKOTOXIKOLOGIE GMBH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c INIA   (Spain)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

Author keywords

Collembola; Decomposition; Dung beetles; Dung flies; Veterinary pharmaceutical

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BOS; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; INVERTEBRATA; SCATHOPHAGIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; VOLINUS;

EID: 77954144804     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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