Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations

Nature

Volumn 511, Issue 7509, 2014, Pages 341-343

  Hallmann, Caspar A ^a,b   Foppen, Ruud P B ^b,c   Van Turnhout, Chris A M ^b   De Kroon, Hans ^a   Jongejans, Eelke ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SOVON DUTCH CENTRE FOR FIELD ORNITHOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Birdlife Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; INSECTICIDE; NEONICOTINOID; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INSECTIVORE; INVERTEBRATE; LEGISLATION; NEONICOTINOID; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ACROCEPHALUS PALUSTRIS; ACROCEPHALUS SCHOENOBAENUS; ACROCEPHALUS SCIRPACEUS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALAUDA ARVENSIS; ANTHUS PRATENSIS; ARTICLE; BARN SWALLOW; BIRD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMBERIZA CITRINELLA; HIPPOLAIS ICTERINA; INSECTIVOROUS BIRD; MOTACILLA FLAVA; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PASSER MONTANUS; PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAXICOLA RUBICOLA; SONGBIRD; STURNUS VULGARIS; SYLVIA COMMUNIS; TURDUS VISCIVORUS;

NETHERLANDS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIRDS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; NETHERLANDS; NITRO COMPOUNDS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84904444134     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature13531     Document Type: Article

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