Evaluation of the upgraded SPUR model (SPUR2.4)

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 118, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 149-165

  Foy, J K ^a   Teague, W R ^a   Hanson, J D ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Model evaluation; Rangeland ecosystems; Simulation; SPUR; Validation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; RANGELAND; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033563642     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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