Ecohydrological and socioeconomic integration for the operational management of environmental flows

Ecological Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 999-1016

  Bryan, B A ^a   Higgins, A ^a   Overton, I C ^a   Holland, K ^a   Lester, R E ^b   King, D ^a   Nolan, M ^a   MacDonald, D Hatton ^a   Connor, J D ^a   Bjornsson, T ^c   Kirby, M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Resources and Energy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Ecosystem services; Environmental flows; Integrated modeling; Operations research; Optimization; Trade offs; Water resources; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLOW CONTROL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; MAPPING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NATIONAL PLANNING; OPTIMIZATION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; STOCHASTICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOODING; HUMAN; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84880170062     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-2104.1     Document Type: Article

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