Scientists' warning on climate change and insects

JA Harvey, K Tougeron, R Gols, R Heinen… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming is considered to be among the most serious of anthropogenic stresses to
the environment, because it not only has direct effects on biodiversity, but it also exacerbates …

Outside the safe operating space of the planetary boundary for novel entities

L Persson, BM Carney Almroth… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
We submit that the safe operating space of the planetary boundary of novel entities is
exceeded since annual production and releases are increasing at a pace that outstrips the …

Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review

JP Deguine, JN Aubertot, RJ Flor, F Lescourret… - Agronomy for …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Integrated Pest Management (IPM) provides an illustration of how crop protection
has (or has not) evolved over the past six decades. Throughout this period, IPM has …

New evidence of rubber-derived quinones in water, air, and soil

G Cao, W Wang, J Zhang, P Wu, X Zhao… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
p-Phenylenediamines (PPDs) have been extensively used in the rubber industry and found
to be pervasive in various environmental compartments for decades, while their …

Microplastic effects on carbon cycling processes in soils

MC Rillig, E Leifheit, J Lehmann - PLoS Biology, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Microplastics (MPs), plastic particles< 5 mm, are found in environments, including terrestrial
ecosystems, planetwide. Most research so far has focused on ecotoxicology, examining …

Applied pesticide toxicity shifts toward plants and invertebrates, even in GM crops

R Schulz, S Bub, LL Petschick, S Stehle, J Wolfram - Science, 2021 - science.org
Pesticide impacts are usually discussed in the context of applied amounts while
disregarding the large but environmentally relevant variations in substance-specific toxicity …

Microplastics in agroecosystems-impacts on ecosystem functions and food chain

ES Okeke, CO Okoye, EO Atakpa, RE Ita… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work reviews microplastic's impact on agroecosystem components and possible effects
on the food chain. Microplastics are sized< 5 µm, made up of diverse chemical constituents …

The role of multiple global change factors in driving soil functions and microbial biodiversity

MC Rillig, M Ryo, A Lehmann, CA Aguilar-Trigueros… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Soils underpin terrestrial ecosystem functions, but they face numerous anthropogenic
pressures. Despite their crucial ecological role, we know little about how soils react to more …

Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research

G Sigmund, M Ågerstrand, A Antonelli… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and chemical pollution are planetary‐scale emergencies
requiring urgent mitigation actions. As these “triple crises” are deeply interlinked, they need …

Indirect effect of pesticides on insects and other arthropods

F Sánchez-Bayo - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pesticides released to the environment can indirectly affect target and non-target species in
ways that are often contrary to their intended use. Such indirect effects are mediated through …