Bayesian networks and adaptive management of wildlife habitat

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 974-983

  Howes, Alison L ^a   Maron, Martine ^a   Mcalpine, Clive A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burning regimes; Decision making tools; Ecological uncertainty; Feral grazing; Model validation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MODEL VALIDATION; PASSERINE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; WOODLAND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SONGBIRD; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECOSYSTEM; PASSERIFORMES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUEENSLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AUSTRALIA;

AVES; MELIPHAGIDAE; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 77954750658     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01451.x     Document Type: Article

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