Decision analysis for species preservation under sea-level rise

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 263, Issue , 2013, Pages 264-272

  Linhoss, Anna C ^a,b   Kiker, Gregory A ^b,f   Aiello Lammens, Matthew E ^c   Chu Agor, Ma Librada ^d   Convertino, Matteo ^b   Muñoz Carpena, Rafael ^b   Fischer, Richard ^e   Linkov, Igor ^e  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Saint Louis University   (United States)

^e US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ecological modeling; Multi criteria decision analysis; Scenario planning; Sea level rise; Snowy Plover

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; SCENARIO PLANNING; SEA LEVEL RISE; SNOWY PLOVER;

CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; SHORE PROTECTION;

SEA LEVEL;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; METAPOPULATION; NESTING; POPULATION MODELING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE; STAKEHOLDER; WADER;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS;

EID: 84879364834     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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