The definitive reference on the guiding principle in environmental decision making, Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition details advances in science and practice since 1992. The scope has been broadened to include more discussion of the application of ecological risk assessment (ERA) to stressors other than chemical contaminants. With its logical progression of topics, this new edition will serve as an indispensable reference for practitioners of ecotoxicology and ERA in industry, government, consulting firms, and academia as well as an ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate and...

Most ecological risk assessments consider the risk to individual organisms or organism-level attributes. From a management perspective, however, risks to population-level attributes and processes are often more relevant. Despite many published calls for population risk assessment and the abundance of available scientific research and technical tools assessing risks to populations, risk assessors worldwide still have difficulty determining how population level considerations can be integrated into environmental decision-making.
Population-Level Ecological Risk Assessment establishes a...