How should conservationists respond to pesticides as a driver of biodiversity loss in agroecosystems?
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a School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia b Equilibrium Research, 47 The Quays, Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6UQ, UK c Bioversity International, Via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00057, Maccarese (Fiumicino), Rome, Italy d School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK e School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK f Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA g Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK h School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
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