Knowledge-based systems as decision support tools in an ecosystem approach to fisheries: Comparing a fuzzy-logic and a rule-based approach

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 79, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 390-400

  Jarre, Astrid ^a,b   Paterson, Barbara ^a   Moloney, Coleen L ^a   Miller, David C M ^a   Field, John G ^a   Starfield, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crisp logic; Decision support; Ecosystem approach to fisheries; Expert system; Fuzzy logic; Pelagic ecosystem; Rule based; Southern Benguela

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC FURNACE PROCESS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FISHERIES; FUZZY SETS; KETONES; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SET THEORY;

CRISP LOGIC; DECISION SUPPORT; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FISHERIES; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; RULE-BASED; SOUTHERN BENGUELA;

FUZZY LOGIC;

CLUPEOID; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BENGUELA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ENGRAULIDAE;

EID: 56349172164     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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