Modelling ecological expertise for forest planning calculations-rationale, examples, and pitfalls

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-133

  Kangas, Jyrki ^a   Leskinen, Pekka ^b  

^a UPM Kymmene Forest   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Delphi technique; Expert judgment; Forest planning; Multi objective optimisation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; ECOLOGICAL EXPERTISE; ECOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES; EMPIRICAL MODEL; EXPERT JUDGMENT; FOREST PLANNING; FOREST TREATMENT; MODERN FORESTRIES; MULTI-OBJECTIVES OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MODELING;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CALCULATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 20444362379     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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