The roles of a decision support system in applying forest ecosystem management in Northeast China

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 9-18

  Dai, Limin ^a,b   Zheng, Bofu ^b   Shao, Guofan ^a,c   Zhou, Li ^a,d  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Forest functions; Forest models; Forest services; Forested landscapes; Geographic information systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FOREST FUNCTIONS; FOREST MODELS; FOREST SERVICES; FORESTED LANDSCAPES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PLANNING;

EID: 33845784800     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-006-8102-4     Document Type: Article

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