Predicting Ecosystem Wide Impacts of Wallaby Management Using a Fuzzy Cognitive Map

Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1363-1379

  Dexter, Nick ^a   Ramsey, David S L ^b   MacGregor, Christopher ^c   Lindenmayer, David ^c  

^a Jervis Bay Territory   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

browsers; dingo reintroduction; ecosystem model; fox control; fuzzy sets; macropod control; over abundant herbivores; Wallabia

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARBOREAL SPECIES; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; BROWSING; CANID; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HERBIVORE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MAP; MARSUPIAL; PALATABILITY; PREDATION; PREDICTION; REINTRODUCTION; SWAMP; TROPHIC CASCADE;

AUSTRALIA; BOODEREE NATIONAL PARK; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PETAUROIDES VOLANS; PHALANGERIDAE; STRIGIFORMES; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA; VULPES; VULPES VULPES; WALLABIA; WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 84870616105     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-012-9590-7     Document Type: Article

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