The new GABA-disrupting insecticide fipronil may pose a high risk to copepod production in estuarine systems. Copepods are the most abundant arthropods on earth and often the most important secondary producers in estuarine/marine food webs.
Authors: Cary TL et al. (2004) Environ Sci Technol 38: 522-528
http://www.biol.sc.edu/~coull_lab/meiopubs/Cary_etal2004.pdf
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