Ecological causal assessment
Ecological causal assessment
/ [edited by] Susan B. Norton, Susan M. Cormier, Glenn W. Suter II
- 1 online resource (xvi, 497 pages) : illustrations
- Environmental assessment and management .
Includes bibliographical references ( pages 445-485) and index.
Part 1. Introduction and philosophical foundation What is a cause? / Glenn W. Suter How have causes been identified? / Glenn W. Suter, Susan M. Cormier Characteristics and evidence of causation / Susan M. Cormier, Glenn W. Suter, Susan B. Norton Human cognition and causal assessment * / Susan B. Norton, Leela Rao Part 2. Conducting causal assessments Our approach for identifying causes / Susan M. Cormier, Susan B. Norton, Glenn W. Suter Part 2A. Formulating the problem Defining the case / Susan B. Norton, Glenn W. Suter Listing candidate causes / Susan B. Norton, Kate Schofield, Glenn W. Suter, Susan M. Cormier Part 2B. Deriving evidence Case-speciflc observations : assembling and exploring data / Susan B. Norton, Michael G. McManus Case-specific observations : deriving evidence / Susan B. Norton, David Farrar, Michael Griffith Regional observational studies : assembling and exploring data / Jeroen Gerritsen, Lester L. Yuan, Patricia Shaw-Allen, David Farrar Regional observational studies : deriving evidence / Jeroen Gerritsen, Lester L. Yuan, Patricia Shaw-Allen, Susan M. Cormier Regional observational studies : addressing confounding / David Farrar, Laurie C. Alexander, Lester L. Yuan, Jeroen Gerritsen Assessment-speciflc field study designs and methods / Robert B. Brua, Joseph M. Culp, Alexa C. Alexander Laboratory experiments and microcosms / Alexa C. Alexander, Joseph M. Culp, Robert B. Brua Mesocosm studies / Joseph M. Culp, Alexa C. Alexander, Robert B. Brua Symptoms, body burdens, and biomarkers / Glenn W. Suter Simulation models / Glenn W. Suter Part 2C. Forming conclusions and using the finding Forming causal conclusions / Glenn W. Suter, Susan M. Cormier, Susan B. Norton Communicating the findings / Susan M. Cormier After the causal assessment : using the findings / Susan B. Norton, Scot E. Hagerthey, Glenn W. Suter Part 3. Case studies Causal assessment in a complex urban watershed -the long creek case study * / C. Richard Ziegler, Susan B. Norton Clear fork watershed case study : the value of state monitoring programs / Lei Zheng, Jeroen Gerritsen, Susan M. Cormier Northern river basins study and the Athabasca river : the value of experimental approaches in a weight-of-evidence assessment / Alexa C. Alexander, Patricia A. Chambers, Robert B. Brua, Joseph M. Culp Applying CADDIS to a terrestrial case : San Joaquin kit foxes on an oil field / Glenn W. Suter, Thomas P. O’Farrell
9781439870136
Ecological assessment (Biology)
Environmental impact analysis
577.0287
Includes bibliographical references ( pages 445-485) and index.
Part 1. Introduction and philosophical foundation What is a cause? / Glenn W. Suter How have causes been identified? / Glenn W. Suter, Susan M. Cormier Characteristics and evidence of causation / Susan M. Cormier, Glenn W. Suter, Susan B. Norton Human cognition and causal assessment * / Susan B. Norton, Leela Rao Part 2. Conducting causal assessments Our approach for identifying causes / Susan M. Cormier, Susan B. Norton, Glenn W. Suter Part 2A. Formulating the problem Defining the case / Susan B. Norton, Glenn W. Suter Listing candidate causes / Susan B. Norton, Kate Schofield, Glenn W. Suter, Susan M. Cormier Part 2B. Deriving evidence Case-speciflc observations : assembling and exploring data / Susan B. Norton, Michael G. McManus Case-specific observations : deriving evidence / Susan B. Norton, David Farrar, Michael Griffith Regional observational studies : assembling and exploring data / Jeroen Gerritsen, Lester L. Yuan, Patricia Shaw-Allen, David Farrar Regional observational studies : deriving evidence / Jeroen Gerritsen, Lester L. Yuan, Patricia Shaw-Allen, Susan M. Cormier Regional observational studies : addressing confounding / David Farrar, Laurie C. Alexander, Lester L. Yuan, Jeroen Gerritsen Assessment-speciflc field study designs and methods / Robert B. Brua, Joseph M. Culp, Alexa C. Alexander Laboratory experiments and microcosms / Alexa C. Alexander, Joseph M. Culp, Robert B. Brua Mesocosm studies / Joseph M. Culp, Alexa C. Alexander, Robert B. Brua Symptoms, body burdens, and biomarkers / Glenn W. Suter Simulation models / Glenn W. Suter Part 2C. Forming conclusions and using the finding Forming causal conclusions / Glenn W. Suter, Susan M. Cormier, Susan B. Norton Communicating the findings / Susan M. Cormier After the causal assessment : using the findings / Susan B. Norton, Scot E. Hagerthey, Glenn W. Suter Part 3. Case studies Causal assessment in a complex urban watershed -the long creek case study * / C. Richard Ziegler, Susan B. Norton Clear fork watershed case study : the value of state monitoring programs / Lei Zheng, Jeroen Gerritsen, Susan M. Cormier Northern river basins study and the Athabasca river : the value of experimental approaches in a weight-of-evidence assessment / Alexa C. Alexander, Patricia A. Chambers, Robert B. Brua, Joseph M. Culp Applying CADDIS to a terrestrial case : San Joaquin kit foxes on an oil field / Glenn W. Suter, Thomas P. O’Farrell
9781439870136
Ecological assessment (Biology)
Environmental impact analysis
577.0287