Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the regional risk assessment using the relative risk model / Wayne G. Landis and Janice K. Wiegers -- Interactions among risk assessors, decision makers, and stakeholders at the regional scale : the importance of connecting landscape-level endpoints with management decisions / P. Bruce Duncan -- Application of the relative risk model to the fjord of Port Valdez, Alaska / Janice K. Wiegers and Wayne G. Landis -- Application of the relative risk model to the upper Willamette River and lower McKenzie River, Oregon / Matthew Luxon and Wayne G. Landis -- Codorus Creek watershed : a regional ecological risk assessment with field confirmation of the risk patterns / Angela M. Obery, Jill F. Thomas, and Wayne G. Landis -- Codorus Creek : use of the relative risk model ecological risk assessment as a predictive model for decision making / Jill F. Thomas -- Developing a regional ecological risk assessment : a case study of a Tasmanian agricultural catchment / Rachel Walker, Wayne G. Landis, and Philip Brown -- Establishing conservation priorities in a rain forest reserve in Brazil : an application of the regional risk assessment method / Rosana Moraes, Wayne G. Landis, and Sverker Molander -- Using the relative risk model for a regional-scale ecological risk assessment of the Squalicum Creek watershed / Joy C. Chen and Wayne G. Landis -- The use of regional risk assessment in the management of the marine resources in the Cherry Point region of northwest Washington / April J. Markiewicz -- Retrospective regional risk assessment predictions and the application of a Monte Carlo analysis for the decline of the Cherry Point herring stock / Wayne G. Landis, Emily Hart Hayes, and April M. Markiewicz -- Ecological risk assessment using the relative risk model and incorporating a Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis / Emily Hart Hayes and Wayne G. Landis. "Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment: Using the Relative Risk Model is a collaborative summary and guidebook of the development, methods, and application of the Relative Risk Model (RRM) to meet the need for regional assessments with multiple stressors from diverse sources and numerous desired endpoints. Amenable to additional iterations as new information becomes available, this assessment model is ideal for designing a dynamic management plan that can be customized to meet specific ecological needs." "Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment demonstrates the capabilities of RRM using seven case studies in the Pacific Northwest, Pennsylvania, Brazil, and Tasmania. This book provides detailed descriptions for each step of RRM - from the determination of assessment goals to documentation, evaluation, and communication with decision-makers - that can benefit practitioners in environmental management, remediation, and related fields worldwide."--Jacket.