Methods and workflow for spatial conservation prioritization using Zonation

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-137

  Lehtomäki, Joona ^a,b   Moilanen, Atte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Decision analysis; Decision support tool; Spatial conservation prioritization; Systematic conservation planning; Zonation software

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION ACTIONS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION PRIORITIZATION; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; SPATIAL PRIORITIZATION; SYSTEMATIC CONSERVATION PLANNING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY;

CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PRIORITIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOFTWARE; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84879291407     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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