Expanding the risk assessment toolbox, this book provides a comprehensive and practical evaluation of specific ecological models for potential use in risk assessment. Ecological Modeling in Risk Assessment: Chemical Effects on Populations, Ecosystems, and Landscapes goes beyond current risk assessment practices for toxic chemicals as applied to individual-organism endpoints to describe ecological effects models useful at the population, ecosystem, and landscape levels. The authors demonstrate the utility of a set of ecological effects models, eventually improving the ecological relevance of risk assessments and making data collection more cost effective.

Autorentext

Robert A. Pastorok, Steven M. Bartell, Scott Ferson, Lev R. Ginzburg

Inhalt

INTRODUCTION. Objectives. Selecting and Using Ecological Models in Ecological Risk Assessment. METHODS. Compilation and Review of Models. Selection of Models for Further Development and Use. Workshop on Ecological Modeling. RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION OF ECOLOGICAL MODELING. Population Models - Scalar Abundance. Population Models - Life History. Population Models - Individual-Based. Population Models - Metapopulations. Ecosystem Models - Food-Webs. Ecosystem Models - Aquatic. Ecosystem Models - Terrestrial. Landscape Models - Aquatic and Terrestrial. Toxicity-Extrapolation Models. ENHANCING THE USE OF ECOLOGICAL MODELS IN DECISION-MAKING. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. REFERENCES.