Soil ecological and economic evaluation of genetically modified

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Table of Contents

1. Objectives and expected achievements3

1.1. Objectives 3

1.2. Expected achievements 3

1.3. International co-operation 4

1.4. State-of-the-art 4

2. Project work plan.6

2.1. Composition of the consortium . 8

2.2. WP organisation 8

2.3. Content and role of WP’s. 9

2.4. Description of the workpackages .15

WP1 Co-ordination15

WP2 Single species tests.17

WP3 Mesocosms.20

WP4 Ecological assessment of farming systems .22

WP5 Operating farming systems .24

WP6 Data analysis and decision support 26

WP7 Economic analysis28

3. Role of participants 30

3.1. Participant 1: Soil Fauna and Ecotoxicology Research Unit (DMU).30

3.2. Participant 2: Institut Méditerranéen d’Ecologie et Paléoécologie (UDESAM) .34

3.3. Participant 3: Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI)38

3.4. Participant 4: Department of Intelligent Systems (IJS).42

3.5. Participant 5: Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Group ( WU).45

3.6. Participant 6: Laboratoire Biologie et Ecophysiologie (UFC-LBE)48

3.7. Participant 7: Research Centre Foulum (DIAS).50

3.8. Participant 8: Centre Technique Interprofessionnel des Oléagineux Métropolitains (CETIOM)52

3.9. Workpackage / partner manpower matrix .55

4. Project management and coordination.56

4.1. Management of the project and role of the coordinator 56

4.2. Responsibilities of the contractors56

4.3. Website management57

4.4. Quality control .57

Protocols.57

4.5. Communication.58

4.6. Decision procedures58

Steering Committee.58

Executive Committee .59

5. Exploitation and dissemination activities.60

6. Ethical aspects and safety provisions 61

7. References.62