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"The worth of a wildflower": Precautionary perspectives on the environmental risk of GMOs

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  • Aslaksen, Iulie & Ingeborg Myhr, Anne, 2007. ""The worth of a wildflower": Precautionary perspectives on the environmental risk of GMOs," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(3), pages 489-497, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolec:v:60:y:2007:i:3:p:489-497
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