Journal or Publishing Institution: Science
Study: https://web.archive.org/web/20180731151636/http://science.sciencemag.org/content/289/5484/1554
Author(s): Watkinson, A.R., Freckleton, R.P., Robinson, R.A. and Sutherland, W.J.
Article Type: Peer Reviewed Study
Record ID: 1046
Abstract: We simulated the effects of the introduction of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) crops on weed populations and the consequences for seed-eating birds. We predict that weed populations might be reduced to low levels or practically eradicated, depending on the exact form of management. Consequent effects on the local use of fields by birds might be severe, because such reductions represent a major loss of food resources. The regional impacts of GMHT crops are shown to depend on whether the adoption of GMHT crops by farmers covaries with current weed levels.
Keywords: genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) crops, seed-eating birds, weed populations, regional impact, Alauda, Alauda arvensis, Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera, birds, Chenopodium album, plants, biodiversity, chemical control, genetically engineered organisms, herbicide resistance, herbicides, models, nontarget effects, nontarget organisms, population dynamics, sugarbeet, tolerance, transgenic plants, weed control, weeds, genetically engineered plants, genetically modified organisms, genetically modified plants, GEOs, GMOs, non-target organisms, non-target species, nontarget species, transgenic organisms, weedicides, weedkillers, Alaudidae, Passeriformes, birds, vertebrates, Chordata, animals, eukaryotes, Alauda, Beta vulgaris, Beta, Chenopodiaceae, Caryophyllales, eudicots, angiosperms, Spermatophyta, plants, Chenopodium
Citation: Watkinson, A.R., Freckleton, R.P., Robinson, R.A. and Sutherland, W.J., 2000. Predictions of biodiversity response to genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops. Science, 289(5484), pp.1554-1557.
