Multi-agent simulations and ecosystem management: A review

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 176, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 313-332

  Bousquet, F ^a   Le Page, C ^b  

^a IRRI   (Thailand)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Agent architectures; Decision making process; Multi agent systems; Organization; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; PARADIGM SHIFT; SIMULATION;

EID: 3042695979     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.01.011     Document Type: Article

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