A generic model of hierarchy for systems analysis and simulation

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-225

  Caldwell, Robert M ^a,b   Fernandez, Anthony A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0032104779     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(96)00071-6     Document Type: Article

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