A Bayesian synthesis of predictions from different models for setting water quality criteria

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 242, Issue , 2012, Pages 127-145

  Ramin, Maryam ^a   Labencki, Tanya ^b   Boyd, Duncan ^b   Trolle, Dennis ^c   Arhonditsis, George B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Decision making; Eutrophication; Model averaging; Process based modelling; Sediment diagenesis; Water quality criteria

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN INFERENCE; BAYESIAN MODEL AVERAGING; CHLOROPHYLL A; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION MODEL; HAMILTONS; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MODEL AVERAGING; NUTRIENT LOADING; ONTARIO , CANADA; PROCESS-BASED MODELLING; REDUCTION STRATEGY; REGULATORY FACTORS; SCIENTIFIC VALUES; STANDARD ERRORS; STATE VARIABLES; SYNTHESIS OF PREDICTIONS; SYSTEM RESPONSE; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TRANSIENT PHASE; WATER QUALITY CRITERIA; WEIGHTED MODELS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CHLOROPHYLL; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FORECASTING; INFERENCE ENGINES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

EUTROPHICATION;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIAGENESIS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; PERCEPTION; PHOSPHORUS; PLANKTON; PREDICTION; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; HAMILTON HARBOR; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84863458488     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.05.023     Document Type: Article

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