Practical considerations for the incorporation of insect-mediated contaminant flux into ecological risk assessments
October 16, 2020
Insect-mediated contaminant flux is truly an interdisciplinary concept that merges ideas from many technical areas of science (e.g., environmental chemistry, landscape ecology, and entomology). This chapter introduces risk assessors to this emerging and ecologically relevant concept by distilling the main mechanisms that drive insect-mediated contaminant flux and integrating them together so that more informed decisions can be made on whether the phenomenon presents a potential risk at a site.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Title | Practical considerations for the incorporation of insect-mediated contaminant flux into ecological risk assessments |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-030-49480-3_9 |
| Authors | Ryan R. Otter, Gale B. Beaubien, Connor I. Olson, David Walters, Marc A. Mills |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Index ID | 70216153 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Columbia Environmental Research Center |