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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2004, Vol. ›› Issue (2): 341-344.

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Impact of pesticides on biodiversity in agricultural areas

WU Chunhua, CHEN Xin   

  1. Agro-Ecology Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
  • Received:2002-05-27 Revised:2002-09-10 Online:2004-02-15

Abstract: Large amount application of pesticides caused a lot of ecological and environmental problems, among which, the impact of pesticides on biodiversity was most important. In this paper, an overview of the impacts of pesticides on biodiversity in agricultural areas, including the community structure of insects, populations of soil invertebrates and microorganisms, and plant communities was provided, and the reasonable use of pesticides and the measures of protecting biodiversity in agricultural areas were also put forward.

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