Assessing land-use impacts on biodiversity using an expert systems tool

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-62

  Crist, Patrick J ^a   Kohley, Thomas W ^b,c   Oakleaf, John ^d  

^a USGS Gap Analysis Program   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c Beartooth Mapping Inc   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal behavior; Biodiversity conservation; Decision support; Environmental planning; Expert systems; Gap analysis; GIS; Land use planning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LAND USE;

EID: 0033983578     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008117427864     Document Type: Article

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