A dynamic hydrological Monte Carlo simulation model to inform decision-making at Lake Toolibin, Western Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1761-1769

  Jones, Stuart ^a   Lacey, Peter ^b   Walshe, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bird habitat; Lake Toolibin; Monte Carlo simulation; Salt balance; Secondary salinity; Uncertainty; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CATCHMENTS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

BEST ESTIMATES; BIRD HABITATS; LAKE TOOLIBIN; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; SALT BALANCES; SECONDARY SALINITIES; SIMULATION MODEL; UNCERTAINTY; WATER BALANCE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

LAKES;

DECISION MAKING; EPHEMERAL LAKE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SALINITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TOOLIBIN LAKE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AVES;

EID: 61349119288     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.11.027     Document Type: Article

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