Modelling the effects on farmland food webs of herbicide and insecticide
management in the agricultural ecosystem
Synopsis
Increasingly efficient agricultural technology, including the development
of GM crops, and increasing concern over the well-documented declines
of farmland birds has resulted in considerable debate about the future
direction of agriculture. Informed debate would be greatly enhanced if
it were possible to predict the ecological consequences of various management
options. The aim of this report is to provide the theoretical framework
for making such predictions and illustrate its applications. In this report
the opportunities available for making such predictions, the gaps in our
knowledge and the opportunities for future research are examined.
Completion dates
Project completed Nov 2002
Final report
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Contact details
Contractors
Professor William Sutherland
School of Biological Sciences
University of East Anglia
Norwich
NR4 7RJ
Defra
Dr Nick Brickle
3/E8 Ashdown House
123 Victoria Street
London, SW1E 6DE.
020 7082 8082
gm@defra.gsi.gov.uk
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