An improved cellular automaton model for simulating fire in a spatially heterogeneous Savanna system

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-151

  Berjak, Stephen G ^a   Hearne, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cellular automaton; Fire model; Mkuze game reserve; Savanna system; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SAVANNA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037084722     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(01)00423-9     Document Type: Article

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