A GIS-based expert system for pastoral agricultural development in Gansu Province, PR China

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 313-325

  Tiangang, Liang ^a   Quangong, Chen ^a   Jizhou, Ren ^a   Yuansu, Wang ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Expert system; Geographic information system; Pastoral agricultural development; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; GIS; PASTORALISM; REMOTE SENSING;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; WORLD;

POACEAE;

EID: 7744244906     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2004.9513600     Document Type: Article

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