Methodology for assessing population and ecosystem level effects related to intake of cooling waters. Final report
Year: 1979
Type: report
Abstract: This methodology provides quantitative techniques for assessing the effects of mortality due to water withdrawal on aquatic populations and communities. A framework for utilizing these techniques which relies upon the judgment of the investigator is presented in the methodology document. A companion document, the handbook (2 volumes), provides a detailed discussion of the quantitative techniques with examples. Quantitative assessments at the population and community level are not routinely undertaken in impact assessments, therefore, the methodology proposes a series of steps in which the analyses become progressively more complex and costly. The investigator will utilize the methodology to evaluate a particular situation and select the quantitative techniques. The methodology also provides several perspectives for evaluating the meaning of the quantitative measures of effects.
DOI: 10.2172/7175163
Authors: R. A. Alevras, D. T. Logan, C. B. Dew, E. K. Pikitch, S. S. Moy, R. L. Wyman, J. P. Lawler, S. L. Weiss, R. A. Norris, W. J. Sydor
Language: English
Subfield: Nature and Landscape Conservation
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1569335580