caa a22 4500 467902054 CHVBK 20180406152821.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20061201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10661-006-9203-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10661-006-9203-z Selecting Species for Marine Assessment of Radionuclides Around Amchitka: Planning for Diverse Goals and Interests [Elektronische Daten] [Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Stephen Jewett] Considerable attention has been devoted to selecting bioindicator species as part of monitoring programs for exposure and effects from contaminants in the environment. Yet the rationale for selection of bioindicators is often literature-based, rather than developed with a firm site-specific base of data on contaminant levels in a diverse range of organisms at different trophic levels in the same ecosystem. We suggest that this latter step is an important phase in the environmental assessment process that is often missing. In this paper we address the problem of how to select a wide range of species representing different trophic levels that serve as a basis for selecting a few species suitable as bioindicators. We illustrate this with our assessment of radionuclides on Amchitka Island, Alaska. We propose a multi-stage process for arriving at the list of available species that includes review of literature, review by experts experienced in the area, review by interested and affected parties, selection of trophic levels or groups for analysis, arraying of possible species, and selection of species within each trophic level group for sample collection. We first had to identify all likely species, then narrow our focus to those we could collect and analyze. In all cases, review includes suggestions for possible target species with justifications. While this method increases the up-front costs of developing bioindicators for an ecosystem, it has the advantage of providing information for selection of species that will be most informative in the long run, including those that are the best bioaccumulators, thus providing the earliest warning of any potential environmental consequences. Further, the recognition that a range of stakeholder's needs and interests should be included increases the utility for public-policy makers, and the potential for continued usage to establish long-term trends. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006 assessment nationallicence marine nationallicence bioindicators nationallicence radionuclides nationallicence stakeholder nationallicence regulators nationallicence trophic groups nationallicence biological diversity nationallicence Burger Joanna Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA aut Gochfeld Michael Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA aut Jewett Stephen Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA aut Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 123/1-3(2006-12-01), 371-391 0167-6369 123:1-3<371 2006 123 10661 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-9203-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-9203-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Burger Joanna Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gochfeld Michael Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jewett Stephen Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 123/1-3(2006-12-01), 371-391 0167-6369 123:1-3<371 2006 123 10661 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer