A bayesian network model for integrative river rehabilitation planning and management

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 462-472

  Borsuk, Mark E ^a,b   Schweizer, Steffen ^a,c   Reichert, Peter ^a,d  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Decision support system; Integrative modeling; River rehabilitation; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHES; RIVERS;

EID: 84868278135     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.233     Document Type: Article

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