Biological Resource Management Connecting Science and Policy: Connecting Science and Policy

by Balazs, Ervin; Galante, Ennio; Lynch, James M.; Schepers, James S.; Toutant, Jean-Pierre; Werner, Dietrich; Werry, P. A. Th. J.

• ISBN13: 9783540671176
• ISBN10: 354067117X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Jointly published with INRA, Paris.The application of new production methods in the food industry - genetic engineering in plants and animals - as well as recent crises over food-borne diseases have led consumers to a growing concern about science as an appropriate basis for developing sound agricultural policies. This book presents the discussion of scientists and politicians in the framework of an OECD programme conference on how to restore public trust in the application of new scientific achievements concerning food production.

Table of Contents

Part I Ecotoxicology
D. Werner
Soil Microbiota: a Gold Mine and a Minefield for Biotechnolgy	3	(14)
MH. Ryder
Assessing Sources of Stress to Aquatic Ecosystems	17	(14)
SM. Adams
Transport of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Microorganisms from Manure into Surface- and Groundwater	31	(26)
M. Goss
Soil Biotests and Indicators	57	(12)
K. Becker
J. Taradella
Part II Nutrients
E. Galante
Introductory Note	69	(2)
E. Galante
Nitrogen: Recent Developments in Related Microbial Processes	71	(10)
JA. Van Veen
Rhizosphere and Mycorrhiza of Field Crops	81	(12)
JM. Barea
Coastal Eutrophication and Agriculture: Contributions and Solutions	93	(24)
DF. Boesch
RB. Brinsfield
Reducing Nonpoint Source of Phosphorus Runoff from Poultry Manure with Aluminum Sulfate	117	(12)
P. Moore
Precision Agriculture As a Tool for Sustainability.	129	(10)
JS. Schepers
Part III Managing Quality of Production
JP. Toutant
Meat Quality and the Quality of Animal Production	139	(16)
D. Demeyer
Prion Diseases: An Update	155	(8)
A. Aguzzi
Animal Welfare and Product Quality	163	(10)
J. Jago
Biotechnology in Aquaculture	173	(14)
R. Powell
Part IV Biotechnology
E. Balazs
Transgenic Crops: Recent Developments and Prospects	187	(18)
A. Tsaftaris
Recombinant Proteins from Domestic Animals	205	(8)
LM. Houdebine
Cryopreservation of Mammalian Embryos	213	(6)
H. Nagashima
Fungal Molecular Biology	219	(18)
C. Kubicek
Panel on Production Systems	229	(8)
R. Kerrey
Part V Beneficial Organisms
J. Lynch
Management of Soil Microbiota	237	(20)
P. Nannipieri
Biological Control of Plant Diseases	257	(8)
C. Alabouvette
Management of Pesticidal Crops	265	(12)
D. Andow
GMO Releases in the Environment	277	(6)
J. Beringer
Part VI Ecosystems
J. Schepers
Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning	283	(8)
D. Wall
JM. Lynch
Linking Wetland Science to Policy: Meeting the Challenge with Special Reference to Water Quality Issues	291	(18)
E. Maltby
Global Distribution of Arable Land, Cereal Yields and Nitrogenous Fertilizer Use	309	(6)
H. Kawashima
Panel on Managing Organisms and Ecosystems	315	(4)
JC. Munch
D. Werner
Final panel: Science, Policy Making and Society: Where do they Meet?	319
G. Viatte