Amphibians and plant-protection products: what research and action is needed?

BACKGROUND: The majority of Swiss amphibians are threatened. There is a range of factors which have been discussed as possible causes for their decline, including plant protection products (PPPs). RESULTS: The influence of PPPs on amphibian populations has not yet been studied to any great extent, n...

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Autores principales: Aldrich, Annette, Junghans, Marion, Aeberli, Caroline, Brühl, Carsten A., Streissl, Franz, Schmidt, Benedikt R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5044966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27752450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12302-016-0085-6
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The majority of Swiss amphibians are threatened. There is a range of factors which have been discussed as possible causes for their decline, including plant protection products (PPPs). RESULTS: The influence of PPPs on amphibian populations has not yet been studied to any great extent, neither for active ingredients nor for the wetting agents, breakdown products or tank mixtures. A further topic of discussion was how to better protect amphibians by reducing their exposure to PPPs in agricultural fields. CONCLUSION: Experts at a workshop concluded that further research is needed.

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