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  • Effects of esfenvalerate on native macroinvertebrates representative of Pacific Northwest streams

    Creator:
    Johnson, Katherine R.
    Abstract:
    Aquatic insects are essential components of healthy stream ecosystems, contributing to nutrient cycling, trophic dynamics and other ecological functions. Aquatic insect species, particularly those in the orders Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT taxa) are however, extremely sensitive to insecticide contamination. Given that urban and agricultural use of synthetic pyrethroid insecticides...
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    Dissertation
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Paul C. Jepson Jeffrey J. Jenkins Aquatic insects are essential components of