Author: New York (State)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Study Plan for Mink Injury Investigations for the Hudson River
Author: New York (State)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Responsiveness Summary for the Study Plan for Mink Injury Investigations for the Hudson River
Author: Hudson River Natural Resources Trustee CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Study Plan for Mink Injury Determination, Investigation of Mink Abundance and Density Relative to Polychlorinated Biphenyl Contamination Within the Hudson River Drainage
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Minks
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
"The purpose of this work is to inform the Trustees regarding injury to mink and guide their future efforts to identify pathways and specific injuries to mink from PCBs, as defined in regulations written by the U.S. Department of the Interior contained in Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 11, Natural Resource Damage Assessment. This work will also be used to help determine whether future studies will be performed, and if so, to help in their design."--Executive summary.
Responsiveness Summary for the Study Plan for Mink Injury Determination, Investigation of Mink Abundance and Density Relative to Polychlorinated Biphenyl Contamination Within the Hudson River Drainage
Author: Hudson River Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan
Author: Hudson River Natural Resources Trustee CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Hudson River Estuary
Author: Jeffrey S. LevintonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107320712
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The Hudson River Estuary is a comprehensive look at the physical, chemical, biological and environmental management issues that are important to our understanding of the Hudson River. Chapters cover the entire range of fields necessary to understanding the workings of the Hudson River estuary; the physics, bedrock geological setting and sedimentological processes of the estuary; ecosystem-level processes and biological interactions; and environmental issues such as fisheries, toxic substances, and the effect of nutrient input from densely populated areas. This 2006 book places special emphasis on important issues specific to the Hudson, such as the effect of power plants and high concentrations of PCBs. The chapters are written by specialists at a level that is accessible to students, teachers and the interested layperson. The Hudson River Estuary is a fascinating scientific biography of a major estuary, with relevance to the study of any similar natural system in the world.
Spatial Capture-Recapture
Author: J. Andrew RoylePublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 012407152X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
Spatial Capture-Recapture provides a comprehensive how-to manual with detailed examples of spatial capture-recapture models based on current technology and knowledge. Spatial Capture-Recapture provides you with an extensive step-by-step analysis of many data sets using different software implementations. The authors' approach is practical – it embraces Bayesian and classical inference strategies to give the reader different options to get the job done. In addition, Spatial Capture-Recapture provides data sets, sample code and computing scripts in an R package. Comprehensive reference on revolutionary new methods in ecology makes this the first and only book on the topic Every methodological element has a detailed worked example with a code template, allowing you to learn by example Includes an R package that contains all computer code and data sets on companion website
Impact of Societal Norms on Safety, Health, and the Environment
Author: Lee T. OstromPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119830028
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
A compelling exploration of how social norms and commercial culture impact the safety of organizational operations In Impact of Societal Norms on Safety, Health, and the Environment: Case Studies in Society and Safety Culture, distinguished engineer Dr. Lee T. Ostrom delivers an authoritative treatment of the cultural, social, and human factors of safety cultures and issues in the workplace. The book offers readers compelling discussions of how those factors impact organizational operations and what contributes to making those impacts beneficial or detrimental. The author provides numerous real-world case studies from North America and Europe that are relevant to a global audience, highlighting the central message of the book: that an organization that views its safety culture as unimportant could be setting itself up for a significant workplace accident. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to social norms that impact how commercial organizations treat issues of safety and workplace health In-depth safety culture case studies from North America and Europe Comprehensive explorations of how peoples’ perceptions of hazards impact workplace operations and the daily lives of employees Fulsome discussions of the effect of societal attitudes on workplace health and safety Perfect for industrial and safety managers, safety coordinators, and safety representatives, Impact of Societal Norms on Safety, Health, and the Environment will also earn a place in the libraries of industrial hygienists, ergonomic program coordinators, and HR professionals.
The first International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
Author: Reinforcement Learning, second edition
Author: Richard S. SuttonPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262352702
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 549
Book Description
The significantly expanded and updated new edition of a widely used text on reinforcement learning, one of the most active research areas in artificial intelligence. Reinforcement learning, one of the most active research areas in artificial intelligence, is a computational approach to learning whereby an agent tries to maximize the total amount of reward it receives while interacting with a complex, uncertain environment. In Reinforcement Learning, Richard Sutton and Andrew Barto provide a clear and simple account of the field's key ideas and algorithms. This second edition has been significantly expanded and updated, presenting new topics and updating coverage of other topics. Like the first edition, this second edition focuses on core online learning algorithms, with the more mathematical material set off in shaded boxes. Part I covers as much of reinforcement learning as possible without going beyond the tabular case for which exact solutions can be found. Many algorithms presented in this part are new to the second edition, including UCB, Expected Sarsa, and Double Learning. Part II extends these ideas to function approximation, with new sections on such topics as artificial neural networks and the Fourier basis, and offers expanded treatment of off-policy learning and policy-gradient methods. Part III has new chapters on reinforcement learning's relationships to psychology and neuroscience, as well as an updated case-studies chapter including AlphaGo and AlphaGo Zero, Atari game playing, and IBM Watson's wagering strategy. The final chapter discusses the future societal impacts of reinforcement learning.