A fuzzy logic model to recognise ecological sectors in the lagoon of Venice based on the benthic community

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 193, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 105-118

  Marchini, Agnese ^a   Marchini, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological sectors; Fuzzy sets; Hard bottoms; Macrobenthos; Northern Adriatic lagoon

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEWAGE LAGOONS;

ECOLOGICAL SECTORS; HARD BOTTOMS; MACROBENTHOS; NORTHERN ADRIATIC LAGOONS;

ECOLOGY;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 32444443114     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.07.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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