A salinity projection model for determining impacts of climate change on river ecosystems in Taiwan

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 493, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-131

  Suen, Jian Ping ^a   Lai, Hung Nien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Climate change; River ecosystems; Salinity stress

Indexed keywords

BACK PROPAGATION NEURAL NETWORKS; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; ESTUARY WETLAND ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; POTENTIAL THREATS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SALINITY STRESS;

ECOSYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NEURAL NETWORKS; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WETLANDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BACK PROPAGATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MANGROVE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WETLAND;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84877901951     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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