Developing Conceptual Models for Complex Ecological Risk Assessments

摘要: Conceptual models are representations of the assumed relationship between sources and effects. They serve three important purposes. (1) Their creation compels assessors to think through clarify their assumptions concerning activities being assessed. (2) as a communication tool for conveying those risk managers stakeholders. (3) provide basis organizing conducting assessment. assessments chemical contaminants have not been problematical because they simply portray flow contaminant from source receptor that experiences toxic However, ecological must increasingly deal with direct indirect effects on multiple endpoint receptors complex including both physical This complexity may result in conceptual incomplete, ambiguous, or too be understood. paper presents strategy creat...