Research and Planning Consultants2010-02-152010-02-151978http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/25338140 pgs.This manual was written to assist professional biologists in the use of the Ecological Systems Component (ESC) of the Activity Assessment Routine. The ESC is a documentation and bookkeeping system for assessment of ecological impacts of proposed projects. The manual is organized on the basis of the major parts of the assessment process: analysis of the activity, identification of primary ecological changes, tracing of indirect ecological changes, summary, and interface with policy.environmental impactair qualitywater qualitysociological aspectsecological systemsenvironmental aspectsseashore ecologyTexas Coastal Management Program ecological systems component: users' manualBook