Risk assessment on the basis of simplified life-history scenarios

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1983-1989

  Calow, Peter ^a   Sibly, Richard M ^b   Forbes, Valery ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicological theory; Euler Lotka; Extinction probability; Extrapolation; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ECOTOXICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORY;

EID: 0030791090     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<1983:RAOTBO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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