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Release of transgenic plants: biodiversity and population‐level considerations
Author(s) -
ANGLE J. SCOTT
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
molecular ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.619
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1365-294X
pISSN - 0962-1083
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-294x.1994.tb00042.x
Subject(s) - biology , biodiversity , ecosystem , genetically modified crops , population , ecology , transgene , ecosystem services , environmental resource management , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , genetics , environmental health , environmental science , medicine
Many transgenic plant gene products introduced into soil are likely to degrade so quickly that they will have little impact upon the ecosystem. Some products, however, will be more recalcitrant and thus may exhibit potentially adverse effects upon the soil ecosystem. Potential changes in specific groups of organisms, functional groups of organisms and biodiversity are discussed. Methods to detect changes and the impact of changes are considered.