Farmer models of socio-ecologic systems: Application of causal mapping across multiple locations

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 555-562

  Fairweather, John ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Causal maps; Cognitive maps; Dairy farmers; Ecological modelling; Group maps; Meta analysis; New Zealand; Q methodology

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL MAPS; COGNITIVE MAPS; ECOLOGICAL MODELLING; META ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND;

AGRICULTURE; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; FARM BUILDINGS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; COGNITION; DAIRY FARMING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL; MAPPING; META-ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; SOCIOBIOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 72049127766     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.10.026     Document Type: Article

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