Combining state and transition models with dynamic Bayesian networks

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 555-566

  Nicholson, Ann E ^a   Flores, M Julia ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Dynamic Bayesian networks; Rangeland management; State and transition models; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DYNAMIC BAYESIAN NETWORK; DYNAMIC BAYESIAN NETWORKS; ECOLOGICAL MODELLING; EXPLICIT REPRESENTATION; NEW MODEL; RANGELAND MANAGEMENT; STATE-AND-TRANSITION MODELS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TIME FRAME;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; ECOLOGY; INFERENCE ENGINES; INTELLIGENT NETWORKS; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM THEORY;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FUTURE PROSPECT; RANGELAND;

EID: 78650678292     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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