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ArticleEcological modelling2014

An energy budget agent-based model of earthworm populations and its application to study the effects of pesticides.

A S A Johnston, M E Hodson, P Thorbek, T Alvarez, R M Sibly

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Article in Ecological modelling, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Biological and physiological responses of Perionyx excavatus to abamectin.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019
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  8. Milled cereal straw accelerates earthworm (Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

A S A JohnstonSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, UK.
M E HodsonEnvironment Department, University of York, UK.
P ThorbekEnvironmental Safety, Syngenta Ltd., Bracknell, UK.
T AlvarezEcoRisk Solutions Ltd., Norwich, UK.
R M SiblySchool of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Earthworms are important organisms in soil communities and so are used as model organisms in environmental risk assessments of chemicals. However current risk assessments of soil invertebrates are based on short-term laboratory studies, of limited ecological relevance, supplemented if necessary by site-specific field trials, which sometimes are challenging to apply across the whole agricultural landscape. Here, we investigate whether population responses to environmental stressors and pesticide exposure can be accurately predicted by combining energy budget and agent-based models (ABMs), based on knowledge of how individuals respond to their local circumstances. A simple energy budget model was implemented within each earthworm

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Agent based modelEarthwormEnergy budget modelMechanistic effect modelPesticidesToxic stress

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PMID25844009
PMCPMC4375675

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