Linking hydrology, ecosystem function, and livelihood outcomes in African papyrus wetlands using a bayesian network model

Wetlands

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 381-397

  Van Dam, Anne A ^a   Kipkemboi, Julius ^b   Rahman, M M ^c   Gettel, Gretchen M ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c JASHORE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; DPSIR; Ecosystem function; Functional analysis; Kenya; Livelihoods

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FLOODING; HARVESTING; HYDROLOGY; LIVESTOCK; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEDGE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE-OFF; WETLAND;

KENYA;

CYPERUS PAPYRUS;

EID: 84877764082     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-013-0395-z     Document Type: Article

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