Use of optimization algorithms to prioritize protected areas in Mazandaran Province of Iran

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 462-470

  Mehri, Azade ^a   Salmanmahiny, Abdolrassoul ^a   Mirkarimi, Seyed Hamed ^a   Rezaei, Hamid Reza ^a  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Greedy; Marxan; Optimization algorithms; Rarity; Simulated annealing; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; OPTIMIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

IRAN; MAZANDARAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84906055025     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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