This is the publication No.36 produced within the framework of the project"Assessing and Monitoring the Impacts of Genetically Modified Plants on Agroecosystems(AMIGA)",funded by the European Commission in the Framework Programme 7.THEME[KBBE.2011.3.5-01].
The use of genetically modified varieties tolerant to herbicides(HT varieties)and resistant to insects(Bt varieties)in combination with application of a broad-spectrum herbicide such as glyphosate could be an effectiv...
the National Nature Science Foundation of China (31272366, 31772525);the National High Technology Research and Development Program (“863" Program) of China (2011AA10A204);the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents (Chinese IPM 1504).
Ghost moths inhabiting the alpine meadows of the Tibetan Plateau are cold? adapted stenothermal organisms that are susceptible to heat (dead within 7 days at 27 °C exposure). Exploring the metabolic basis of their he...
Among the most prominent, large-scale patterns of species richness are the increases in richness with decreasing latitude and with increasing habitat heterogeneity. Using the stream-dwelling larval and pupal stages of...
The efficacy of different combinations of undervine and inter-row treatments for managing a soil-dwelling orthopteran pest, weta (Hemiandrus sp.), in vineyards was investigated over 2 seasons. This insect damages vi...
Selective logging with natural regeneration is advocated as a near-to-nature strategy and has been implemented in many forested systems during the last decades. However, the efficiency of such practices for the mainte...
We are indebted to Dr Jari Niemela and Dr Tibor Magura for constructive suggestions on the experiment and providing important references. We are grateful to Mrs Xiao-Ping Zhou, Jin-Yan Huang, Shi-Qiang Zhou, Yuan-Jun Jiang, Shu-Ming Fan, Guo-You Li and You-Qian Yang (Wolong Natural Reserve, Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province) for assistance in field experiments. This study was supported in part by a State Key Basic Research and Development Plan from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (G2000046800), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30570215), a grant to the senior author (No. D/3684-1) of International Foundation for Sciences (IFS, Stockholm, Sweden), and National Science Fund for Fostering Talents in Basic Research (NSFC-J0030092).
The influence of edge effect on ground-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera) across a forest-clearcut ecotone was studied in Wolong Natural Reserve, southwestern China. During the field research, a total of 30 739 beetles w...