Environmental risks from the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)–the need for molecular ecology
作者:
M. WILLIAMSON,
期刊:
Molecular Ecology
(WILEY Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 1,
issue 1
页码: 3-8
ISSN:0962-1083
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-294X.1992.tb00149.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: biological;control;evolution;invasion;specificity;weed
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractApplications to release genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the environment, usually the agricultural environment, are increasing exponentially. Many involve crop plants that are also weeds. Studies of biological invasions and of biological control show that the probability that a genetically new organism establishing itself is small; it is also unpredictable and in some cases could have severe ecological effects. GMOs pose risks both because they will be released in large numbers and because the greater the genetic novelty the greater the possibility of ecological novelty. Molecular ecology is an essential ingredient in ensuring that risks are assessed efficiently.
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