Environmental Risk Assessment and Management from a Landscape Perspective

An important guide to assessing and managing the environment from a landscape perspective Ecological relationships are nested within the landscape. Identifying the relevant spatial and temporal scales is critical for an effective understanding of ecological functions that human societies depend upon. Moreover, human encroachment into natural areas, or changes in climate, can alter spatial relationships, which in turn can negatively affect vital plant and wildlife patterns—and weaken economic structures needed to sustain human societies. This book is the first to combine multiple disciplines into one cohesive strategy to study these crucial connections, and looks toward building a social paradigm that embraces the dynamics of ecological systems. This book: Integrates landscape ecology, environmental risk assessment, valuation of ecological goods and services, and environmental management decision processes into one single source Includes chapters on quantitative measures, Bayesian modeling,?economic analysis, and sustainable landscapes Covers marine, forest, agricultural, and pharmaceutical risk assessment Has a chapter on predicting climate change risk to ecosystems Has a companion ftp site with color graphics, animations, and risk assessment tools With material that is accessible across all knowledge levels, Environmental Risk Assessment and Management from a Landscape Perspective moves beyond looking solely at chemical contaminants to diagnose environmental threats, and aims to accomplish practical risk assessment in a manner that supports long-term sustainable management.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–9): Lawrence A. Kapustka and Wayne G. LandisChapter 2 Ecological Risk Assessment toward a Landscape Perspective (pages 11–31): Lawrence A. KapustkaChapter 3 Populations, Habitat, and Ecological Systems: Elusive but Essential Considerations for a Landscape Perspective (pages 33–53): Lawrence A. KapustkaChapter 4 Relevance of Spatial and Temporal Scales to Ecological Risk Assessment (pages 55–74): Alan R. Johnson and Sandra J. TurnerChapter 5 Quantitative Measures and Ecological Hierarchy (pages 75–95): G. Darrel Jenerette and Jianguo WuChapter 6 Bayesian Models in Assessment and Management (pages 97–120): S. Jannicke MoeChapter 7 Linking Regional and Local Risk Assessment (pages 121–141): Rosana Moraes and Sverker MolanderChapter 8 Integrating Health in Environmental Risk Assessments (pages 143–156): Kenneth L. Froese and Marla OrensteinChapter 9 Valuing Wildlands (pages 157–185): Rebecca A. Efroymson, Henriette I. Jager and William W. HargroveChapter 10 Predicting Climate Change Risks to Riparian Ecosystems in Arid Watersheds: The Upper San Pedro as a Case Study (pages 187–202): Hector Galbraith, Mark D. Dixon, Juliet C. Stromberg and Jeff T. PriceChapter 11 Invasive Species and Environmental Risk Assessment (pages 203–244): Greg Linder and Edward LittleChapter 12 Landscape Nonindigenous Species Risk Assessment: Asian Oyster and Nun Moth Case Studies (pages 245–278): Wayne G. Landis, Valerie C. Chen, Audrey M. Colnar, Laurel Kaminski, Goro Kushima and Ananda SeebachChapter 13 Ecological Risk Assessment of the Invasive Sargassum Muticum for the Cherry Point Reach, Washington (pages 279–301): Ananda Seebach, Audrey M. Colnar and Wayne G. LandisChapter 14 Integrated Laboratory and Field Investigations: Assessing Contaminant Risk to American Badgers (pages 303–327): Dale J. Hoff, Deborah A. Goeldner and Michael J. HooperChapter 15 Environmental Risk Assessment of Pharmaceuticals (pages 329–346): Joanne Parrott, Alison McLaughlin, David Lapen and Edward ToppChapter 16 Economic Analysis of Ecological Goods and Services (pages 347–360): Ronald J. McCormick, James Pittman and Timothy F. H. AllenChapter 17 Ecosystem Service Valuation Concepts and Methods (pages 361–379): James Pittman and Ronald J. McCormickChapter 18 Metrics and Indices for Sustainable Social–Ecological Landscapes (pages 381–389): Ronald J. McCormick