Leaf litter from insect-resistant transgenic trees causes changes in aquatic insect community composition

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1472-1479

  Axelsson, E Petter ^a   Hjältén, Joakim ^a   Leroy, Carri J ^b   Whitham, Thomas G ^c   Julkunen Tiitto, Riitta ^d   Wennström, Anders ^e  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Bacillus thuringiensis; Genetic modification; Leaf litter decomposition; Nontarget effects; Phytochemistry; Populus hybrids

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC ORGANISM; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CROP; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FORESTRY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYBRID; INSECT; LEAF LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STREAMWATER; TOXIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARTHROPODA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA X POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 80055065614     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02046.x     Document Type: Article

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