Incorporating GIS and MCE for suitability assessment modelling of coral reef resources

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 225-256

  Bello Pineda, J ^a   Ponce Hernandez R ^a   Liceaga Correa, M A ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coral reefs management; Decision trees; Expert knowledge; GIS; Multicriteria evaluation; Suitability assessment

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS MANAGEMENT; DECISION TREES (DTS); EXPERT KNOWLEDGE; MULTICRITERIA EVALUATION (MCE); SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; REEFS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CORAL REEF; DECISION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GIS; MODELING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PLANNING METHOD; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CORAL REEF; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEXICO; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEXICO; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEPHROPIDAE; TURTLES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33645801618     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-4628-y     Document Type: Article

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