Use of belief network modelling to assess the impact of buffer zones on water protection and biodiversity

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 119-132

  Tattari, Sirkka ^a   Schultz, Titta ^a   Kuussaari, Mikko ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Biodiversity; Buffer zones; FC BeNe; Uncertainty; Water protection

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUFFER ZONE; MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

FINLAND;

AVES; INSECTA;

EID: 0038684564     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00233-5     Document Type: Article

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