Model-based systems to support impact assessment-Methods, tools and applications

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2133-2135

  Sieber, Stefan ^a   Zander, Peter ^a   Verburg, Peter H ^b   Van Ittersum, Martin ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77955491635     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.07.002     Document Type: Editorial

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