Evaluating critical uncertainty thresholds in a spatial model of forest pest invasion risk

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1227-1241

  Koch, Frank H ^a,b   Yemshanov, Denys ^c   McKenney, Daniel W ^c   Smith, William D ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Invasive species; Parametric uncertainty; Pest risk mapping; Sensitivity analysis; Stochastic modeling

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORTS; FOREST PEST; GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; INITIAL VALUES; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT; KEY MODELS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; PARAMETER VALUES; PARAMETRIC UNCERTAINTY; PEST RISK MAPPING; RISK MAPS; RISK MODEL; RISK VALUE; SENSITIVE PARAMETER; SIREX NOCTILIO; SPATIAL MODELS; SPATIAL STOCHASTIC; STOCHASTIC MODELING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MODEL CHECKING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEST SPECIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; THRESHOLD; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASP;

ARTICLE; FOREST; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PEST ORGANISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES INVASION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

ANIMALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TREES; UNCERTAINTY; WASPS;

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEST CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SIREX NOCTILIO;

EID: 69049108812     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01251.x     Document Type: Article

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