Cost-efficacy in measuring farmland biodiversity - Lessons from the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-101

  Qi, A ^a   Perry, J N ^b   Pidgeon, J D ^a   Haylock, L A ^a   Brooks, D R ^b  

^a Broom's Barn Research Station   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Experiments; Farm Scale Evaluations; Farmland biodiversity; Fauna; Flora; Genetically modified crops; Research costs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BUTTERFLY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SOIL BIOTA; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VEGETATION COVER;

APOIDEA; ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 38549115536     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2007.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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