Use of EMDS in conservation and management planning for watersheds

Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)

Volumn , Issue 9783642319990, 2014, Pages 63-91

  Gordon, Sean N ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fish populations; Habitat; Planning; Population viability; Watershed analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FISHERIES; PLANNING; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT DECISION SUPPORT; FISH POPULATIONS; HABITAT; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; POPULATION VIABILITY; WATERSHED ANALYSIS; WATERSHED ASSESSMENT; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

EID: 84922464255     PISSN: 18635520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32000-2_4     Document Type: Article

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