Design, analysis and statistical power of the farm-scale evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-31

  Perry, Joe N ^a   Rothery, Peter ^b   Clark, Suzanne J ^a   Heard, Matt S ^b   Hawes, Cathy ^c  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biodiversity; Biometry; GM crops; Plant and invertebrate populations; Statistical power analysis

Indexed keywords

CROP IMPROVEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

INVERTEBRATA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0037329794     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00786.x     Document Type: Article

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