Agents, individuals, and networks: Modeling methods to inform natural resource management in regional landscapes

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Parrott, Lael ^a   Chion, Clément ^a   Gonzalès, Rodolphe ^a   Latombe, Guillaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Complex systems; Individual based modeling; Integrated natural resource management; Landscape modeling; Regional landscapes; Social ecological networks

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOPHYSICS; BOREAL FOREST; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FARMING SYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; MODELING; NATURAL RESOURCE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EYRE PENINSULA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84867136374     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04936-170332     Document Type: Article

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