Modeling environmental condition with indices: A case study of sustainability and soil resources

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 131-143

  Popp, Jennie Hughes ^a   Hyatt, D Eric ^b   Hoag, Dana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological assessments; Environmental condition; Environmental indicator; Indices; Resource management; Soil quality; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; INDEX METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0034210161     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(00)00201-5     Document Type: Article

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