EnvThes – Thesaurus for long term ecological research, monitoring and experiments

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ecological risk assessment

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Definition

  • [Keith R. Hayes] Ecological risk assessment is a common environmental management tool. It is routinely used for physical and chemical stressors, and has recently been used for biological stressors such as invasive species and genetically modified organisms... , "[Constantin-Horia BARBU] Ecological risk assessment (ERA) is an integral part of the environmental policy assumed by theRomanian Government, according to the standards of the European Union, to which our country hopes tobe admitted in 2007. Even though very difficult, the negotiations chapter on environment protectionwas closed not long ago, the norms the Government has passed, inspired by the Community ones, beingquite convincing... , "[Sebastian Jooste] Ecological risk assessment (ERA) is a commonly used decision support technique in many managementapplications...

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • ecologic risk assessment
  • ecological risk assess
  • ecological risk assessments
  • ERA

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