Modeling the risk for a new invasive forest disease in the United States: An evaluation of five environmental niche models

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 689-710

  Kelly, Maggi ^a   Guo, Qinghua ^a   Liu, Desheng ^a   Shaari, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental niche modeling; Geographic information systems; Sudden oak death

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

ENVIRONMENTAL NICHE MODELING; FOREST DISEASE; SUDDEN OAK DEATH;

FORESTRY;

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; FOREST HEALTH; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MODELING; PATHOGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTS; FOREST PATHOLOGY; FORESTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM;

EID: 36249000648     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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