Role of ecological modeling in risk assessment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 939-972

  Pastorok, Robert A ^a   Akçakaya, H Resit ^b   Regan, Helen ^b,d   Ferson, Scott ^b   Bartell, Steven M ^c  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b APPLIED BIOMATHEMATICS   (United States)

^c Cadmus Group   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Ecological model; Ecosystem; Population; Risk assessment; Toxic

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342650166     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713610017     Document Type: Article

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