Apple orchard pest control strategies affect bird communities in southeastern France

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 212-219

  Bouvier, Jean Charles ^a   Ricci, Benoît ^a   Agerberg, Julia ^a   Lavigne, Claire ^a  

^a Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

Author keywords

Avian community; Biodiversity; Crop management; Ecotoxicity; Neurotoxic insecticides

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; APPLE ORCHARDS; AVIAN COMMUNITY; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; BIRD COMMUNITIES; BIRD SPECIES; CONTROL STRATEGIES; CROP MANAGEMENT; ECOTOXICITY; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; NEUROTOXIC INSECTICIDES; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIOCONTROL; BIODIVERSITY; CROPS; FRUITS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; ORCHARDS;

BIRDS;

PESTICIDE;

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIRD; DICOTYLEDON; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GIS; INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; ORCHARD; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIRD; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GRANIVORE; INSECTIVORE; NONHUMAN; ORCHARD; ORCHARD MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALUS; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FRANCE;

AVES; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 78650453686     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.377     Document Type: Article

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