Traditional structural uncertainty analysis is mainly based on probability models and
requires the establishment of accurate parametric probability distribution functions using …

Population viability analysis (PVA) is a collection of methods for evaluating the threats faced
by populations of species, their risks of extinction or decline, and their chances for recovery …

Uncertainty in the predictions of science when applied to the environment is an issue of
great current relevance in relation to the impacts of climate change, protecting against …

Uncertainty is pervasive in ecology where the difficulties of dealing with sources of
uncertainty are exacerbated by variation in the system itself. Attempts at classifying …

This report summarizes a variety of the most useful and commonly applied methods for
obtaining Dempster-Shafer structures, and their mathematical kin probability boxes, from …

This presents a range of theories about uncertainty, all of them mathematical and allowing
quantitative treatment. A definition of uncertainty is automatically associated with one of …

In recent years, shale gas formations have become economically viable through the use of
horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. These techniques carry potential environmental …

This book outlines how to conduct a complete environmental risk assessment. The first part
documents the psychology and philosophy of risk perception and assessment, introducing a …

The interest in using Bayesian methods in ecology is increasing, however many ecologists
have difficulty with conducting the required analyses. McCarthy bridges that gap, using a …

Engineers and scientists often need to solve complex problems with incomplete information
resources, necessitating a proper treatment of uncertainty and a reliance on expert opinions …