Ecological risk assessment in the context of global climate change

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-92

  Landis, Wayne G ^a   Durda, Judi L ^b   Brooks, Marjorie L ^c   Chapman, Peter M ^d   Menzie, Charles A ^e   Stahl, Ralph G ^f   Stauber, Jennifer L ^g  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Integral Consulting   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^e EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^f DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem service; Multiple stressors; Regional risk assessment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANALOG SYSTEMS; CAUSE-EFFECT DIAGRAMS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; END POINTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHIC RANGES; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; INDIRECT EFFECTS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; MULTIPLE STRESSORS; RATE OF CHANGE; REGIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC UNCERTAINTIES; TEMPORAL SCALE; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS; UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84871305574     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2047     Document Type: Article

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