GIS and multiple-criteria evaluation for the optimisation of tsetse fly eradication programmes

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 124, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 89-103

  Symeonakis, Elias ^a   Robinson, Tim ^b   Drake, Nick ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Decision support; Geographical information systems; Multiple criteria evaluation; Soil erosion; Trypanosomiasis; Tsetse; Zambia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION TREES; EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSECT CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

MULTIPLE CRITERIA EVALUATION; TREE-BASED DECISION SUPPORT;

DISEASE CONTROL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISEASE CONTROL; GIS; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; TSETSE FLY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TSETSE FLY; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSECT CONTROL; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TSETSE FLIES; ZAMBIA;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

BOS; GLOSSINA (GENUS);

EID: 33847765352     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9210-0     Document Type: Article

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