Browsing by Subject "Agriculture"

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    • First measurement of human exposure to current use pesticides (CUPs) in the atmosphere of central Chile: ... 
      Cortés, Sandra; Pozo, Karla; Llanos, Yasna; Martínez, Natalia; Foerster, Claudia; Leiva, Cinthya; Ustáriz, Javier; Přibylová, Petra; Klánová, Jana; Jorquera, Héctor (Elsevier, 2020)
      Chile is a leading agricultural producer and thus consumer of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. In Molina, Central Chile, a prospective cohort has been established for studying the incidence and risk factors of ...
    • Quantifying ecological and economic value of pest control services provided by bats in a vineyard landscape ... 
      Rodríguez San Pedro, Annia; Carrasco Allendes, Juan Luis; Beltrán, Clemente A.; Chaperón Gamboa, Pascal; Saldarriaga-Córdoba, Mónica María; Silva, Andrea X.; Grez Villarroel, Audrey (Elsevier, 2020)
      The top-down suppression of pest insects by their natural enemies, such as insectivorous bats, represents an important ecosystem service in agricultural systems. Recognizing the importance of bats to suppress pest populations ...