Amelioration of biodiversity impacts of genetically modified crops: Predicting transient versus long-term effects

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1536, 2004, Pages 325-331

  Freckleton, R P ^a   Stephens, P A ^b   Sutherland, W J ^b   Watkinson, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chenopodium album; Farmland birds; Genetically modified crop; Sugar beet; Weed model

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; HERBICIDE; PHENOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WEED;

ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PHENOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASON; WEED;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CHENOPODIUM; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM;

EID: 1042302707     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2603     Document Type: Review

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