A fuzzy-constrained cellular automata model of forest insect infestations

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 192, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 107-125

  Bone, Christopher ^a   Dragicevic, Suzana ^a   Roberts, Arthur ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellular automata; Fuzzy sets; GIS; Insect infestations; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA THEORY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; FUZZY SETS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; GLOBAL PATTERNS; INSECTS INFESTATION;

INSECT CONTROL;

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; PEST OUTBREAK; REMOTE SENSING;

ECOLOGY; FUZZY LOGIC; INSECTS; REMOTE SENSING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 31544448816     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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