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ECOLOGICAL STUDY [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
CONT

Ecological studies measure variables at the level of populations (countries, provinces, etc.) rather than individuals. They are the appropriate design for studying the effect of a variable that acts at the population level, such as climate, an economic downturn, or the shortage of physicians. Like a survey, they can be descriptive or analytic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

Les études écologiques mesurent les variables au niveau de populations entières (pays, provinces) plutôt qu'au niveau individuel. Il s'agit du plan approprié pour étudier l'effet d'une variable qui agit sur l'ensemble de la population, comme le climat, un ralentissement économique ou une pénurie de médecins. Comme les enquêtes, ces études peuvent être descriptives ou analytiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

In the specific context of ecological investigations within impact assessment (i.e., the context of this report), our use of the term monitoring refers to repetitive measurement of specific ecological phenomena to document change primarily for the purposes of (i) testing impact hypotheses and predictions and (ii) testing mitigative measures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Dans le cadre plus particulier des études écologiques au sein d'une évaluation des incidences (par ex., le contexte de ce rapport), le terme «surveillance» désigne la mesure répétée de différents phénomènes écologiques, dont les résultats servent à surveiller les changements, principalement pour (i) évaluer les hypothèses d'incidences et les prévisions, et (ii) mettre des mesures d'atténuation à l'essai.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
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