Fuzzy rule-based macroinvertebrate habitat suitability models for running waters

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 198, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 71-84

  Van Broekhoven, Ester ^a   Adriaenssens, Veronique ^a,b   De Baets, Bernard ^a   Verdonschot, Piet F M ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision support; Fuzzy classifiers; Fuzzy modelling; Habitat suitability

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY SETS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FUZZY CLASSIFIERS; FUZZY MODELING; HABITAT SUITABILITY;

OCEAN HABITATS;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EUROPEAN UNION; FIELD METHOD; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER WATER;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; OVERIJSSEL; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748634342     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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