Collections and Lists
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Stressor-Response Relationships from Ecological Simulation Models
How to derive and evaluate evidence using stressor-response relationships from ecological simulation models
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Causal Pathway
How to derive and evaluate evidence of a Causal Pathway
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Analogous Stressors
How to derive and evaluate evidence from analogous stressors
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Quantifying Uncertainty in Causal Analysis
Overview and details of quantifying uncertainty
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Summary Tables of Scores
Summary table of scores
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Lists of Stressors from Monitoring Studies
An overview of stressors from studies
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Figure: Symptoms
Figure 3-11 illustrates the concept of looking at symptoms of the fish to determine what the impairment might be.
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Stressor-Response Relationships from Laboratory Studies
This page shows how to derive the cause using the evidence from laboratory studies.
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Explanation of Evidence
This page illustrates and explains how to evaluate whether there is a reasonable explanation for inconsistent evidence.
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Figure: Verified Predictions
Figure 3-10 illustrates the concept of using experience and knowledge to verify hypothesis' which can help to strengthen the case too.
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Step 1. Define the Case
This page provides an overview of Step 1, defining the case, including more detail of Step 1, examples and the expected output of Step 1, defining the case.
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Tips for Listing Candidate Causes
An overview for listing candidate causes
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Mechanistically Plausible Cause
This page explain how to derive and evaluate evidence as a plausible mechanism.
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Consistency of Evidence
This page shows how when the confidence in the argument for or against a candidate cause is increased even when many types of evidence consistently support or weaken it.
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Figures: Spatial/Temporal Co-occurrence
Figures 3-1a through Figure 3-3b illustrate the concept of Spatial/Temporal Co-occurrence
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Example Annotated Conceptual Model Diagram
Step 5 makes use of an annotated conceptual diagram, shown on this page, to complete the assessment.
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Figure: Explanation of Inconsistent Evidence
This page includes a more detailed explanation about the Figure 5-1 illustration from Volume 1.
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About Diagnosing Causes
This page is about how to diagnose causes and gives some examples to help risk assessors.
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Biological Assessment and Biocriteria
Step 5, identify probable cause, an overview, Weighing evidence for a candidate cause, Comparing evidence across causes, and Expected output of the causal assessment.
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About Scoring the Evidence
This page gives an overview about how to score the evidence when doing stressor identification.