Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment: Using the Relative Risk Model

Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment: Using the Relative Risk Model

Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment: Using the Relative Risk Model is a collaborative summary and guidebook of the development, methods, and application of the Relative Risk Model (RRM) to meet the need for regional assessments with multiple stressors from diverse sources and numerous desired...

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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-11842009-10-13T01:54:56Z Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment: Using the Relative Risk Model Landis, Wayne Environmental Sciences Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment: Using the Relative Risk Model is a collaborative summary and guidebook of the development, methods, and application of the Relative Risk Model (RRM) to meet the need for regional assessments with multiple stressors from diverse sources and numerous desired endpoints. Amenable to additional iterations as new information becomes available, this assessment model is ideal for designing a dynamic management plan that can be customized to meet specific ecological needs. Driven to expand ecological risk assessment to reflect the structure, function, and scale of the environment, this book offers a new approach to evaluating risks at regional scales, assessing a variety of potential stressors within a dynamic landscape. The book proposes that using data on land use, hydrology, types of contaminants, the distribution of species, and the history of disturbance can result in a computation of risk gradients with in the system being managed. The calculation uses a process of setting ranks for a broad range of sources, stressors, and habitats with filters to denote exposure and effect to look at a combined risk at large geographical scales. The book provides numerous real world examples of how this process works, how it is tested, and how it is used for making management decisions. Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment demonstrates the capabilities of RRM using nine case studies in the Pacific Northwest, Pennsylvania, Brazil, and Tasmania. This book provides detailed descriptions for each step of RRM-from the determination of assessment goals to documentation, evaluation, and communication with decision-makers-that can benefit practitioners in environmental management, remediation, and related fields worldwide. Introduction, Wayne G. Landis Introduction to the Regional Risk Assessment Using the Relative Risk Model, Wayne G. Landis and Janice K. Wiegers Interactions Among Risk Assessors, Decision Makers, and Stakeholders at the Regional Scale: The Importance of Connecting Landscape-Level Endpoints with Management Decisions, P.B. Duncan Application of the Relative Risk Model to the Fjord of Port Valdez, Alaska, J.K. Wiegers and W.G. Landis Application of the Relative Risk Model to the Upper Willamette River and Lower McKenzie River, Oregon, M. Luxon and W.G. Landis Codorus Creek Watershed: A Regional Ecological Risk Assessment with Field Confirmation of the Risk Patterns, A.M. Obery, J.F. Thomas, and W.G. Landis Codorus Creek: Use of the Relative Risk Model Ecological Risk Assessment as a Predictive Model for Decision Making, J.F. Thomas Developing a Regional Ecological Risk Assessment: A Case Study of a Tasmanian Agricultural Catchment, R. Walker, W.G. Landis, and P. Brown Establishing Conservation Priorities in a Rain Forest Reserve in Brazil: An Application of the Regional Risk Assessment Method, R. Moraes, W.G. Landis, and S. Molander Using the Relative Risk Model, J.C. Chen and W.G. Landis The Use of Regional Risk Assessment in the Management of the Marine Resources in the Cherry Point Region of Northwest Washington, A.J. Markiewicz Retrospective Regional Risk Assessment Predictions and the Application of a Monte Carlo Analysis for the Decline of the Cherry Point Herring Stock, W.G. Landis, E.H. Hayes, and A.M. Markiewicz The Ecological Risk Assessment Using the Relative Risk Model and Incorporating a Monte Carlo Uncertainty Analysis, E.H. Hayes and W.G. Landis Index 2009-10-13T01:54:56Z 2009-10-13T01:54:56Z 2004 Book 156670655 http://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/1184 en application/octet-stream CRC Press
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Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment: Using the Relative Risk Model
description Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment: Using the Relative Risk Model is a collaborative summary and guidebook of the development, methods, and application of the Relative Risk Model (RRM) to meet the need for regional assessments with multiple stressors from diverse sources and numerous desired endpoints. Amenable to additional iterations as new information becomes available, this assessment model is ideal for designing a dynamic management plan that can be customized to meet specific ecological needs. Driven to expand ecological risk assessment to reflect the structure, function, and scale of the environment, this book offers a new approach to evaluating risks at regional scales, assessing a variety of potential stressors within a dynamic landscape. The book proposes that using data on land use, hydrology, types of contaminants, the distribution of species, and the history of disturbance can result in a computation of risk gradients with in the system being managed. The calculation uses a process of setting ranks for a broad range of sources, stressors, and habitats with filters to denote exposure and effect to look at a combined risk at large geographical scales. The book provides numerous real world examples of how this process works, how it is tested, and how it is used for making management decisions. Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment demonstrates the capabilities of RRM using nine case studies in the Pacific Northwest, Pennsylvania, Brazil, and Tasmania. This book provides detailed descriptions for each step of RRM-from the determination of assessment goals to documentation, evaluation, and communication with decision-makers-that can benefit practitioners in environmental management, remediation, and related fields worldwide.
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