Quantifying the Risks of Invasion by Genetically Engineered Organismsġ0.1 Risk Assessment Using Extreme Value Distributionġ1.
Quantifying Fitness and Gene Stability in Microorganismsĩ.3 Specific Methods for Estimating Parametersġ0. Models for the Population Dynamics of Transposable Elements in Bacteriaĩ. Mathematical Models in Biotechnology Risk AssessmentĨ. Genetic Exchange and Genetic Stability in Bacterial Populationsħ.2 The Possibility of Genetic Exchange Between Speciesħ.3 Interspecific Gene Transfer and Its Consequences Factors Affecting the Transfer of Genetic Information Among Microorganisms in SoilĦ.5 Effects of Physicochemical Factors of Soil on Gene Transferħ. Soil and Groundwater Transport of MicrooganismsĤ.1 Overview of Issues Relating to the Survival of GEMsĤ.2 Transport of Microorganisms in Soil and Subsurface EnvironmentsĦ. Surface Transport of Microorganisms by Waterģ.3 Microorganism-Release CharacteristicsĤ. Ecology and Genetics of Microbial Populationsģ. Planned Introductions in Biological ControlĢ.2 Environmental Impact of Introduced Biological-Control Agents Keystone Species and Community Effects of Biological Introductionsġ.2 Determinants of Major Ecological Effectsġ.5 Keystone Species that Do Not Initially Change Habitatsġ.6 Synergisms and Invasions by Entire CommunitiesĢ. Part IV concerns the regulation of biotechnology, current research trends, and social values. Part III reviews mathematical models that can be used for ecological risk assessment at four different levels. Emphasis is given to the transport of microorganisms since one of the major ecological concerns about biotechnology is the danger of the spread of genetically engineered organisms to ecosystems other than the one to which they are released. Part II explores the ecology and the genetics of microbial communities.
Part I discusses the ecological experience gained from previous biological introductions. The book contains 17 chapters that are organized into four parts. The emphasis is on the ecological risks associated with the release of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. Assessing Ecological Risks of Biotechnology presents a comprehensive analysis of ecological risk assessment for biotechnology as viewed predominantly by scientists doing research in this area, but also by regulators, philosophers, and research managers.
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