Potential impacts of genetically modified trees on biodiversity of forestry plantations: A global perspective

The Bioengineered Forest: Challenges for Science and Society

Volumn 9781936331352, Issue , 2004, Pages 190-207

  Johnson, Brian ^a   Kirby, Keith ^a  

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FORESTRY PLANTATION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS;

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EID: 10344220991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781936331352     Document Type: Chapter

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