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| Author(s): | Howard, James H.;
Julian, Shannon E.;
Ferrigan, Jan |
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| Author Affiliation: | Howard: Dean, College of Natural Resources and Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California; Julian: USGS-BRD Aquatic Ecology Lab, Leetown Science Center, Kerneysville, West Virginia; and Ferrigan: Invasive Species Program Coordinator, Arlington County Cooperative Extension, Arlington, Virginia |
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| Title: | Golf course maintenance: Impact of pesticides on amphibians: Given accurate information about the effects of various levels of pesticides on amphibians at different life stages, superintendents can maintain golf courses as wetland habitats |
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| Section: | Research
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| Source: | Golf Course Management. Vol. 71, No. 9, September 2003, p. 94-101. |
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| Publishing Information: | Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Bioindicators; Pesticides; Golf courses; Non-target effects; Insecticides; Water testing; Pesticide fate; Herbicides
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents a study conducted to "examine the relative toxicity of compounds commonly used in golf course maintenance to deal with turfgrass pests." Explains that "concerns about amphibian declines has stimulated investigations of the effects of pesticides on amphibians. Application of pesticides on agricultural fields and recreational areas is heaviest in spring and summer when breeding and crucial stages of larval development occur." Details methods and materials used in the study, stating that "before beginning any trials, [reasearchers] determined the relative toxicity of each pesticide [they] investigated." Describes egg-hatching trials and larval development and survival trials. Reports that "fewer eggs of all species hatched in high concentrations of carbaryl...[and] each insecticide significantly affected survival of all species tested." Concludes that "the casual observation that certain amphibian species are thriving in heavily treated environments can lead to erroneous conclusions regarding long-term impacts on all amphibians. Significant treatment effects were much more evident in the larval trials. Survivorship, growth and time to metamorphosis were significantly affected by high concentrations of each insecticide. In addition, medium concentrations of both carbaryl and chlorpyrifos significantly decreased growth and increased time to metamorphosis. These sublethal effects can, over many years, be more damaging to the persistence of amphibian populations than one large mortality event." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 20 |
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| See Also: | See also similar article "Golf course design and maintenance: Impact on amphibians", USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online, 1(6) May 15, 2002, p. [1-23], R=82797 R=82797 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Howard, J. H., S. E. Julian, and J. Ferrigan. 2003. Golf course maintenance: Impact of pesticides on amphibians: Given accurate information about the effects of various levels of pesticides on amphibians at different life stages, superintendents can maintain golf courses as wetland habitats. Golf Course Manage. 71(9):p. 94-101. |
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