A Markov model for assessing ecological stability properties

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-95

  Pawlowski, Christopher W ^a   McCord, Christopher ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic systems; Ecological stability; Markov models; Stochastic modeling

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; ECOLOGY; MARKOV PROCESSES; PHOSPHORUS; STABILITY; STOCHASTIC MODELS; SYSTEM THEORY; WATER;

ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES; DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC SYSTEMS THEORIES; ECOLOGICAL STABILITIES; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; MARKOV MODELS; STOCHASTIC MODELING; TRANSIENT EFFECTS; UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITIES;

SYSTEM STABILITY;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LAKE WATER; LIGHT EFFECT; MARKOV CHAIN; PHOSPHORUS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 56949103508     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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