Towards a simulation-based study of grassland and animal diversity management in livestock farming systems

Proc. iEMSs 4th Biennial Meeting - Int. Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software: Integrating Sciences and Information Technology for Environmental Assessment and Decision Making, iEMSs 2008

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 783-791

  Martin, G ^a,b   Duru, M ^a   Martin Clouaire, R ^b   Rellier, J P ^b   Theau, J P ^a   Therond O ^a   Hossard, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Conceptual model; Farm management; Grassland animal diversity

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DECISION MAKING MODELS; DIFFERENT TIME SCALE; FARM MANAGEMENT; FARM-SCALE; GRASSLAND/ANIMAL DIVERSITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; RESOURCE BASE; SIMULATION-BASED; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FARMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 78650514156     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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