A framework for linking population model development with ecological risk assessment objectives.

ABSTRACT: The value of models that link organism-level impacts to the responses of a population in ecological risk assessments (ERAs) has been demonstrated extensively over the past few decades. There is little debate about the utility of these models to translate multiple organism-level endpoints into a holistic interpretation of effect to the population; however, there continues to be a struggle for actual application of these models as a common practice in ERA. Although general frameworks for developing models for ERA have been proposed, there is limited guidance on when models should be used, in what form, and how to interpret model output to inform the risk manager's decision. We propose a framework for developing and applying population models in regulatory decision making that focuses on trad

SUBMITTER: Raimondo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6052766 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature