Development of a new approach to cumulative effects assessment: A Northern River Ecosystem example

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 87-115

  Dubé, Monique ^a   Johnson, Brian ^a   Dunn, Gary ^a   Culp, Joseph ^b   Cash, Kevin ^a   Munkittrick, Kelly ^b   Wong, Isaac ^a   Hedley, Kathlene ^c   Booty, William ^a   Lam, David ^a   Resler, Oskar ^d   Storey, Alex ^d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c NWRI   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cumulative effect assessment; Environmental effects monitoring; Environmental impact assessment; Sustainable development; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MONITORING; SURFACE WATERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CUMULATIVE EFFECT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY INDEX;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHED;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CANADA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; REVIEW; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645464734     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9098-0     Document Type: Review

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