Evaluation of conservation interventions using a cellular automata-Markov model

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 260, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1716-1725

  Mondal, Pinki ^a   Southworth, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular automata Markov; Conservation intervention; Counterfactual approach; India; Protected area; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; CENTRAL INDIA; COUNTERFACTUAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL SETTINGS; EFFECTIVE TOOL; EMPIRICAL EVALUATIONS; EMPIRICAL METHOD; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST POLICY; FOREST TRANSITION; INDIA; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MARKOV MODEL; MARKOV MODELING; MULTI SENSOR; PROTECTED AREAS; REMOTE SENSING AND GIS; STUDY AREAS; TROPICAL FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; MARKOV PROCESSES; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; TROPICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BIODIVERSITY; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORESTRY POLICY; GIS; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; MARKOV CHAIN; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING; TROPICAL FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; GIS; INDIA; REMOTE SENSING; TROPICS;

INDIA;

EID: 77957309500     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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