Support system development for forest ecosystem management

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-258

  Church, Richard L ^a   Murray, Alan T ^b   Figueroa, Michael A ^a   Barber, Klaus H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HIERARCHICAL MODELING;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0033906266     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00215-5     Document Type: Article

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