Traits-based approaches in bioassessment and ecological risk assessment: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-208

  Van den Brink, Paul J ^a   Alexander, Alexa C ^b   Desrosiers, Mélanie ^c   Goedkoop, Willem ^d   Goethals, Peter L M ^e   Liess, Matthias ^f   Dyer, Scott D ^g  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^g PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Biomonitoring; Ecological risk assessment; Traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79961048118     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.109     Document Type: Article

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