Modeling Realistic Habitat and Pesticide Exposures to Evaluate Potential Effects and Mitigation for Populations of an Endangered Fish Species
Population models can provide useful tools to assess potential exposure to, and effects from, pesticides – as well as evaluate mitigation options – on listed species by bridging the gap between laboratory endpoints derived from surrogate species and populations in the context of their habitat. We applied a hybrid model of the Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka), a small endangered cyprinid fish endemic to the US Midwest, to assess potential population‐level effects of realistic exposures to a common fungicide (benzovindiflupyr).
