Development of a stochastic dynamic model for ecological indicators' prediction in changed Mediterranean agroecosystems of north-eastern Portugal

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-303

  Santos, Mário ^a   Cabral, João Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecological integrity indicators; Mediterranean agroecosystems; Olive orchards; Passerine functional guilds; Stochastic dynamic model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; PESTICIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WETLANDS;

ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY INDICATORS; MEDITERRANEAN AGROECOSYSTEMS; OLIVE ORCHARDS; PASSERINE FUNCTIONAL GUILDS; STOCHASTIC DYNAMIC MODEL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GIS; PASSERINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 1342347227     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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