Population-Level Ecological Risk Assessment establishes a framework for goals, methods, and data needs for different assessment applications and for integrating population-level risk assessment into risk management decisions. It provides a "tool box" of empirical and modeling methods, and provides a foundation for designing and conducting population-level ecological risk assessments consistent with North American, European, and Japanese risk management approaches. The book highlights key considerations needed to improve the scientific quality and interpretation of assessments. Detailed appendices include examples of population-level assessment approaches applicable to specific environmental management contexts, a modeling case study, and a supplemental reading list.

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Introduction, THE MANAGEMENT-SCIENCE INTERFACE, SCIENTIFIC ISSUES IN POPULATION-LEVEL ECOLOGIC RISK ASSESSMENT, APPROACHES TO POPULATION-LEVEL ECOLOGIC RISK ASSESSMENT, A PATH FORWARD, REFERENCES AND APPENDICES