Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-102

  Pisa, L W ^a   Amaral Rogers, V ^b   Belzunces, L P ^c   Bonmatin, J M ^d   Downs, C A ^e   Goulson, D ^f   Kreutzweiser, D P ^g   Krupke, C ^h   Liess, M ⁱ   Mcfield, M ^j   Morrissey, C A ^k   Noome, D A ^l,m   Settele, J ^i,n   Simon Delso, N ^a,o   Stark, J D ^p   Van Der Sluijs, J P ^a,q   Van Dyck, H ^r   Wiemers, M ⁱ  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Buglife   (United Kingdom)

^c Laboratoire de Toxicologie Environnementale   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^e Haereticus Environmental Laboratory   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^g LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^h PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^j Smithsonian Institution   (Belize)

^k University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

^l Task Force on Systemic Pesticides   (Switzerland)

^m Kijani Kasungu National Park   (Malawi)

ⁿ GERMAN CENTRE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH IDIV HALLE JENA LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^o Beekeeping Research and Information Centre   (Belgium)

^p WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^r UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Butterflies; Earthworms; Fipronil; Freshwater habitat; Honeybee; Invertebrates; Marine habitat; Neonicotinoids; Non target species; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FIPRONIL; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INSECTICIDE; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NONTARGET ORGANISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; LUMBRICIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; NICOTINIC AGENT; POLLUTANT; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; POLLINATION; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INSECTICIDES; INVERTEBRATES; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; POLLINATION; PYRAZOLES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84964315387     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3471-x     Document Type: Article

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