Pesticides Research, 85 – Effects of Pesticides on Bombina bombina in Natural Pond Ecosystems

Effects of Pesticides on Bombina bombina in Natural Pond Ecosystems

9 Abbreviations

2,4–D 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid: herbicide.

ANOVA Analysis of Variance: statistical test.

BAM 2,6-dichlorbenzamid: breakdown product of the herbicide dichlobenil.

DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane: persistent insecticide.

DEPA Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid: carrier of genetic information in all living cells.

DT₅₀ Degradation Time 50: time during which 50 % of a compound has been degraded.

DTI Danmarks Teknologiske Institut: Danish Technological Institute.

EC₅₀ Effective Concentration 50: that concentration which causes an effect on 50 % of a test population.

FQI Food Quality Index: abundance and quality of suitable food for Bombina bombina tadpoles.

ha Hectare.

H₂S Hydrogen sulphide: colourless and very poisonous gas produced by decaying organic matter.

LC₅₀ Lethal Concentration 50: that concentration which is lethal to 50 % of a test population.

LOEC Lowest Observed Effective Concentration.

MCPA 2-methyl-4chlorophenoxyacetic acid: herbicide.

MLK Miljø- og Levnedsmiddelkontrollen: Environment and Food Agency.

n.s. Non significant.

r_s Spearman rank correlation coefficient: nonparametric statistic.