Does the growing of Bt maize change abundance or ecological function of non-target animals compared to the growing of non-GM maize? A systematic review protocol

Environmental Evidence

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Meissle, Michael ^a   Naranjo, Steven E ^b   Kohl, Christian ^c   Riedel, Judith ^a   Romeis, Jörg ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biotechnology; Bt crops; Corn; Cry proteins; Fauna; Genetically modified plants; Insect resistant plants; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950288025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-2382-3-7     Document Type: Review

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