4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES 4.1 Methodology
This chapter describes the predicted direct, indirect, and cumulative effects on the biological and human environment from implementing the alternatives described in Chapter 2. The chapter begins by summarizing the methodology used to predict environmental consequences, including frequently used ter...
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| Summary: | This chapter describes the predicted direct, indirect, and cumulative effects on the biological and human environment from implementing the alternatives described in Chapter 2. The chapter begins by summarizing the methodology used to predict environmental consequences, including frequently used terms (Section 4.1.1); the steps and criteria used for determining the level of impact (Section 4.1.2); and an overview of the approach to cumulative effects assessment (Section 4.1.3). Section 4.2 explains how incomplete or unavailable information is dealt with in this document, and Section 4.3 identifies resources not carried forward for further analysis. Sections 4.4 and 4.5 analyze direct and indirect impacts to the Western Arctic bowhead whale stock and individual bowhead whales, respectively, from each of the alternatives, while Section 4.6 discusses the cumulative impacts to the Western Arctic bowhead whale stock. Sections 4.7 and 4.8 discuss the analyses of the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts to other wildlife and the socio-cultural environment, respectively. Section 4.9 summarizes the biological and socio-cultural cumulative effects together. 4.1.1 Definition of Terms The following terms are used throughout this document to discuss impacts: |
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