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041			_aeng
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100	1		_aBurgman, Mark A. _932878
245	1	0	_aRisks and decisions for conservation and environmental management / _cMark Burgman.
260			_aCambridge, UK ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2005.
300			_axii, 488 p.
440		0	_aEcology, biodiversity, and conservation _932879
505			_a1. Values, history and perception-- 2. Kinds of uncertainty-- 3. Conventions and the risk management cycle-- 4. Experts, stakeholders and elicitation-- 5. Conceptual models and hazard assessment-- 6. Risk ranking-- 7. Ecotoxicology-- 8. Logic trees and decisions-- 9. Defining and eliciting intervals-- 10. Monte Carlo-- 11. Inference, decisions, monitoring and updating-- 12. Decisions and risk management; References; Index.
520			_aA comprehensive guide to conducting environmental risk assessments for students, researchers and professionals in ecology, conservation and resource management. Coverage includes the philosophy of uncertainty and human objectivity in risky situations. Consideration is also given to how both subjective beliefs and technical analysis can be used to make informed decisions.
650		0	_aEnvironmental risk assessment. _932880
650		0	_aEnvironmental management. _932881
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam051/2004054564.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam051/2004054564.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2004054564-b.html
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