Collembola are Among the Most Pesticide-Sensitive Soil Fauna Groups: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Pesticides are a major concern because of their deleterious impacts on biodiversity and on the ecological functions provided by living organisms. Although earthworms are well studied, smaller-sized organisms, such as Collembola, also contribute to the agroecosystem functioning, and their sensitivity to pesticides makes them good bioindicators of soil quality. Using data from 21 publications, we performed a meta-analysis to compare the pesticide sensitivity of Collembola with other soil invertebrate groups and discuss the relevance of including tests on representatives of this microarthropods group in European regulation tests. We defined a paired observation as the median lethal concentration or the median effect concentration values for both Collembola species and another soil fauna group

SUBMITTER: Joimel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9805160 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature