Pesticides and earthworms. A review

Céline Pelosi; Sébastien Barot; Yvan Capowiez; Mickael Hedde; Franck Vandenbulcke

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Pesticides and earthworms. A review

Céline Pelosi Sébastien Barot

Yvan Capowiez Mickael Hedde Franck Vandenbulcke

Agronomy for Sustainable Development Vol. 34 No. 1 pp. 199-228 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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