Application of logic and decision models in sustainable ecosystem management

Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Jensen, Mark ^a   Reynolds, Keith ^a   Langner, Ute ^b   Hart, Melissa ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ECOSYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LAND RECLAMATION; PLANNING;

DECISION MODELING; DECISION MODELS; ECOLOGICAL INFORMATIONS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT DECISION SUPPORTS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENTS; ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY; FOREST PLANNING; FUEL REDUCTIONS; INTEGRATED EVALUATIONS; LANDSCAPE RESTORATIONS; LOGIC MODELS; NATIONAL FORESTS; OPTIMUM LOCATIONS; TACTICAL PLANNING; TREATMENT AREAS; USDA FOREST SERVICES;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 63349090022     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2009.73     Document Type: Conference Paper

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