Using measured data and expert opinion in a multiple objective decision support system for semiarid rangelands

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1589-1597

  Lawrence, P A ^a,c   Stone, J J ^b   Heilman, P ^b   Lane, L J ^b  

^a Department of Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

^b SOUTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Natural Resource Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

CPPE; Criteria; Experimental watersheds; Resource management

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEMIARID RANGELANDS; WILDLIFE HABITAT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EROSION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

CONSERVATION;

EID: 0031280228     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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