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EXTRAPOLATION ACROSS SCALES
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... Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. 4 Key Scientific Problems Limiting Application of Ecological Risk Assessment EXTRAPOLATION ACROSS SCALES The most common scientific limitation exemplified in the case studies is the problem of extrapolating across scales of space, time, and ecological organization.
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... Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. TABLE 4-1 Scales of Observation and Management in Case Studies Evaluated by the Committee Case Study Observational Scale Management Scale Spatial Temporal Spatial Temporal ASSESSMENT Tributyltin < 1m3 < 1 yr Chesapeake Bay > 5 yr ~ 1 ha (laboratory)
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