EMDS 3.0: A modeling framework for coping with complexity in environmental assessment and planning

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 63-75

  Reynolds, Keith M ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Assessment; Ecosystem management; Modeling; Natural resources; Planning; Software

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT DECISION SUPPORT (EMDS); KNOWLEDGE-BASED REASONING; LANDSCAPE EVALUATIONS; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES; SIMULATION;

EID: 33845738838     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-006-8108-y     Document Type: Review

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