Contrasting impacts of pesticides on butterflies and bumblebees in private gardens in France

Biological Conservation

Volumn 182, Issue , 2015, Pages 148-154

  Muratet, Audrey ^a   Fontaine, Benoît ^b  

^a Centre de PMI   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Fungicide; Herbicide; Insecticide; Pollinators; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; GARDEN; GREENSPACE; PARK MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE; POLLINATOR; REPELLENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBANIZATION;

FRANCE;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84919722821     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.045     Document Type: Article

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