Effects of glyphosate and two herbicide mixtures on microbial communities in prairie wetland ecosystems: A mesocosm approach

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 732-743

  Sura, Srinivas ^a,b   Waiser, Marley ^b   Tumber, Vijay ^b   Lawrence, John R ^b   Cessna, Allan J ^b,c   Glozier, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; BACTERIAL PRODUCTION; BROMOXYNIL; CLOPYRALID; CONCENTRATION ADDITION; DICAMBA; DOSE RESPONSE; GLYPHOSATES; HERBICIDE EXPOSURE; HERBICIDE TREATMENT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MESOCOSM SYSTEMS; MESOCOSMS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WETLAND ECOSYSTEM;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; MIXTURES; WEED CONTROL; WETLANDS;

HERBICIDES;

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; AUXIN; BROMOXYNIL; CLOPYRALID; DICAMBA; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; MECOPROP; PROPANIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC ZONE; WETLAND; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

EID: 84862249797     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0376     Document Type: Article

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