Yield-SAFE: A parameter-sparse, process-based dynamic model for predicting resource capture, growth, and production in agroforestry systems

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-433

  van der Werf, Wopke ^a   Keesman, Karel ^a   Burgess, Paul ^b   Graves, Anil ^b   Pilbeam, David ^c   Incoll, L D ^c   Metselaar, Klaas ^a   Mayus, Martina ^a,e   Stappers, Roel ^a   van Keulen, Herman ^a   Palma, João ^d   Dupraz, Christian ^e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agroforestry model; Competition; Land equivalent ratio; Land use; Long term yield prediction; Parameter estimation; Resource use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMPETITION; LAND USE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

AGROFORESTRY MODEL; LAND EQUIVALENT RATIO; LONG TERM YIELD PREDICTION; RESOURCE USE;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; COMPETITION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROFORESTRY; ARABLE FARMING; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CROP YIELD; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; LAND USE; PREDICTION;

AGRICULTURE; COMPETITION; FORESTRY; LAND USE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847637094     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.09.017     Document Type: Article

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