A novel Bayesian approach to assessing impacts of rain forest logging

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1104-1123

  Crome, F H J ^a,b   Thomas, M R ^a   Moore, L A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Francis Crome Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

BACIP designs; Bayesian analysis; Impact analysis; Logging; Neymann pearson tests; Significance testing; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BAYESIAN APPROACH; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASESSMENT; LOGGING; RAIN FOREST; RAINFOREST; SMALL MAMMAL; WILDLIFE IMPACT;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0030441712     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269595     Document Type: Article

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