Knowledge modelling for constructing an expert system to support reforestation decisions

Knowledge-Based Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-59

  Chan, Christine W ^a   Johnston, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knowledge analysis; Knowledge modelling

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIMULATION;

KNOWLEDGE SIMULATION;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030080271     PISSN: 09507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0950-7051(95)01019-X     Document Type: Article

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