Processing of transgenic crop residues in stream ecosystems
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Processing of transgenic crop residues in stream ecosystems
1. Research in agricultural ecosystems is uncovering how the management of crop fields leads to the delivery of transgenic crop residues to adjacent waterways. Aquatic consumers encountering this material may be reduced in abundance and ⁄or limit their feeding activity, subsequently altering organic matter breakdown rate, which is a key ecosystem process in streams. 2. We investigated the effec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Ecology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0021-8901,1365-2664
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01728.x