Glyphosate reduces the biodiversity of soil macrofauna and benefits exotic over native species in a tropical agroecosystem

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 73; pp. 18 - 26
• Main Authors: El jaouhari, Meryem, Damour, Gaëlle, Tixier, Philippe, Coulis, Mathieu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 01.12.2023
• Subjects: agroecosystems; applied ecology; Banana; bananas; biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity hotspot; Caribbean; Caribbean islands; Conservation; glyphosate; Herbicide; herbicide application; indigenous species; Martinique; soil; soil fauna; species; species richness; toxicity; tropics; Caribbean; Martinique

Herbicides are the most applied pesticides in the world. Despite numerous laboratory studies demonstrating the toxic effect of herbicides on non-target organisms, the effect of herbicides on soil organisms in the field remains complex to understand and is still controversial. In order to understand...