VVF: Integrating modelling and GIS in a software tool for habitat suitability assessment

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-12

  Ortigosa, G Ranci ^a   De Leo, G A ^a   Gatto, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geographical Information System; Habitat suitability map; Habitat suitability model; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

HABITAT SUITABILITY MODELS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE VVF; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GIS; HABITAT QUALITY;

EID: 0033981201     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(99)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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