Community and Ecosystem Consequences of Genetically Engineered Organisms
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Genetically Engineered Organisms and Exotic Species
In 1987, a report by the National Academy of Sciences stated " an urgent need for the scientific community to provide guidance to both investigators and regulators in evaluating planned introductions of modified organisms from an ecological perspective " (39). This chapter incorporates such a perspective and focuses on a number of ecological issues relevant to the planned introduction of geneti...
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