A qualitative multi-attribute model for economic and ecological assessment of genetically modified crops

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 215, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 247-261

  Bohanec, Marko ^a   Messéan, Antoine ^b   Scatasta, Sara ^c   Angevin, Frédérique ^b   Griffiths, Bryan ^d   Krogh, Paul Henning ^e   Žnidaršič, Martin ^a   Džeroski, Sašo ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b INRA   (France)

^c CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cropping systems; Decision support; Ecology; Economy; Genetically modified crops; Multi attribute models; Qualitative models

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROPPING SYSTEMS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE MODELS; QUALITATIVE MODELS;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44649136636     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.02.016     Document Type: Article

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