A concept in adaptive ecosystem management-An engineering perspective

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 848-856

  Heinimann, Hans Rudolf ^a  

^a Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Collegium Helveticum   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Complex adaptive systems; Control theory; Ecosystem management; Engineering principles; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CRITICAL EFFECTS; DIFFERENT DOMAINS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; DOSE-RESPONSE MODELS; DRIVING FORCES; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTERNAL DISTURBANCES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY; HIGHER EDUCATION; INCOMPLETE KNOWLEDGE; LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MOVING TARGETS; PROCESS INTERACTION; REAL PROCESS; RESOURCE USE; RISK-BASED; RISK-BASED MANAGEMENTS; RULE DISCOVERY; SCIENTIFIC COMPETENCES; SHARED MENTAL MODEL; STAND LEVELS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM ROBUSTNESS; SYSTEMATIC LEARNING; TIME WINDOWS; TIME-SCALES; TIME-SPACE;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEXATION; CONTROL THEORY; FORESTRY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEM THEORY; TIME MEASUREMENT; WINDOWS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; MEASUREMENT; PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME; WINDOWS;

EID: 73449114558     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.09.032     Document Type: Article

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