Setup, efforts and practical experiences of a monitoring program for genetically modified plants - An Austrian case study for oilseed rape and maize

Environmental Sciences Europe

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Pascher, Kathrin ^a,b   Moser, Dietmar ^c   Dullinger, Stefan ^a,c   Sachslehner, Leopold ^d   Gros, Patrick ^e   Sauberer, Norbert ^c   Traxler, Andreas ^f   Grabherr, Georg ^a   Frank, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c Vienna Institute for Nature Conservation and Analyses (VINCA)   (Austria)

^d Büro für Naturschutzpraxis und Forschung   (Austria)

^e Museum House of Nature   (Austria)

^f Office BIOME   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; PAPILIONOIDEA; TRACHEOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS; CAELIFERA;

EID: 84867208212     PISSN: 21904707     EISSN: 21904715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2190-4715-23-12     Document Type: Article

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