A multi-scale approach to modelling spatial and dynamic ecological patterns for reservoir's water quality management

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 2559-2569

  Cabecinha, Edna ^a   Lourenço, Martinho ^b   Moura, João Paulo ^b   Pardal, Miguel Ângelo ^c   Cabral, João Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecological indicators; Ecological status; Environmental management; GIS; Land use changes; Phytoplankton; Reservoirs; Stochastic Dynamic Methodology; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; GIS; LAND USE CHANGES; RESERVOIRS; STOCHASTIC-DYNAMIC METHODOLOGY; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

ALGAE CONTROL; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; LAND USE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STOCHASTIC MODELS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

DECISION MAKING;

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESEARCH WORK; RESERVOIR; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

DUERO BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 68949135556     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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