An online database and desktop assessment software to simplify systematic reviews in environmental science

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 64, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-79

  Webb, J Angus ^a   Miller, Kimberly A ^a   Stewardson, Michael J ^a   de Little, Siobhan C ^a   Nichols, Susan J ^b   Wealands, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eco evidence; Environmental management; Evidence based practice; Literature; Software; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

ECO EVIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; EVIDENCE EXTRACTION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES; LITERATURE; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FUTURE PROSPECT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84949115295     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.11.011     Document Type: Article

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