Opportunities for web-based indicators in environmental sciences

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Malcevschi, Sergio ^a   Marchini, Agnese ^a   Savini, Dario ^a   Facchinetti, Tullio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; TREND STUDY; WEB BROWSER;

AIR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERNET; SEARCH ENGINE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84865052397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042128     Document Type: Article

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