Tuesday, May 19, 2009: 10:15 AM-12:15 PM
Vandenberg A
Special Session - Causal Assessment – From the General to the Specific using Bioassessment Data II
Moderator:Michael B. Griffith
10:15 AMCause-effect relationships and stressor-specific tolerance values
Lester L. Yuan
10:30 AMComparison of multiple regression and propensity score methods for analyzing biomonitoring data: An example using the Minnesota biological monitoring program dataset
Laurie C. Alexander, Lester L. Yuan, Amina I. Pollard, Joel W. Chirhart, Scott L. Niemela, Robert E. Murzyn
10:45 AMUsing empirical stressor-response models to make predictions at finer spatial scales
Susan Norton, Jay Field
11:00 AMFrom causal inference to regulatory thresholds
Lei Zheng, Jeroen Gerritsen
11:15 AMUsing mean and quantile regression with broken-stick models to develop stressor – response relationships to assess the potential causes of biological impairment in streams
Michael B. Griffith, Joel W. Chirhart, Scott L. Niemela, Robert E. Murzyn
11:30 AMEffects on land use on trophic structure in agricultural U.S. watersheds
Catherine M. Riseng, Michael J. Wiley, Robert Black, Mark D. Munn
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