A web-based ToolBox approach to support adaptive forest management under climate change

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-107

  Rammer, Werner ^a   Schauflinger, Christian ^b   Vacik, Harald ^a   Palma, João H N ^c   Garcia Gonzalo, Jordi ^c   Borges, José G ^c   Lexer, Manfred J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Satzwerkstatt   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

decision support systems; knowledge transfer; multi criteria analysis; optimization

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; FORESTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS); DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION TOOLS; TECHNICAL INTEGRATION; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

CLIMATES; DESIGN; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTEGRATION; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84912150761     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2013.851277     Document Type: Article

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