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Risk Assessment

Assessing the Global Threat of Invasive Species to Marine Biodiversity (2008)
Nature Conservancy. ConserveOnline.
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2008; 6(9): 485-492.
A global review of marine invasive species; where they are, how they are being introduced, and which ones are most harmful.

Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, National Science and Technology Council. Ecological Risk Assessment in the Federal Government. May 1999. 219 pp.

Commission of the European Communities, Communication on the Precautionary Principle, Brussels Feb 2, 2000.

Jones, Phillip B.C. "Precautionary Principle: Legal Doctrine or Rorschach Ink Blot Test?" ISB News Report. Sep 2000.

National Research Council, "Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process," National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1983.

Training and Implementation Guide for Pathway Definition, Risk Analysis and Risk Prioritization (Jan 2007; PDF | 1.36 MB)
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Published by: Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF) and National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Prevention Committee via the Pathways Work Team.

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