Use of the management-oriented silvopastoral model ALWAYS: Calibration and evaluation

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 159-171

  Balandier, P ^a   Bergez, J E ^a,b   Etienne, M ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b MLURI   (United Kingdom)

^c INRA Ecodeveloppement   (France)

Author keywords

Biophysical model; Decisional model; Interactions; Validation process

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; MODELING; PASTORALISM; SILVICULTURE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0041355227     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024863408559     Document Type: Article

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