Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science behind the risk assessment of plant protection …

Soil macroinvertebrates have a considerable impact on soil functions important to the
restoration process, such as decomposition; yet, soil organisms have received relatively little …

In an increasingly urbanized world scientific research has shifted towards the understanding
of cities as unique ecosystems. Urban land use change results in rapid and drastic changes …

Entre os diferentes tipos de organismos da macrofauna do solo, distribuídos em diversos
tipos de habitats, com variados hábitos alimentares e ciclos de vida, alguns são capazes de …

The replacement of native Portuguese forests by Eucalyptus globulus is often associated
with deleterious effects on terrestrial and aquatic communities. Several studies have …

The sole routine testing of the standard earthworm Eisenia fetida for the terrestrial risk
assessment of pesticides has been under much debate since other soil invertebrates may …

Locomotor behavior in terrestrial organisms is crucial for burrowing, avoiding predators, food
seeking, migration, and reproduction; therefore, it is a parameter with ecological relevance …

Anthropogenic chemical pollutants, such as fungicides, pose significant threats to natural
ecosystems. Although the direct impacts of numerous chemicals are well-documented in …

The detritivore woodlouse Porcellio dilatatus was selected to test the effects of home-field
advantage and land management on the isopod feeding preferences and ingestion rates …

The increasing levels of mercury (Hg) found in the atmosphere arising from anthropogenic
sources, have been the object of great concern in the past two decades in industrialized …