Ecological network analysis for virtual water trade system: A case study for the Baiyangdian Basin in Northern China

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-24

  Mao, Xufeng ^a   Yang, Zhifeng ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Baiyangdian Basin; Ecological network analysis; Trade network model; Virtual water trade

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; TRADE-OFF; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

BAIYANGDIAN LAKE; CHINA; HEBEI;

EID: 84862020758     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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