Evidence-based model structure: The role of causal analysis in hydro-ecological modelling

18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM 2009 - International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Interfacing Modelling and Simulation with Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2465-2471

  Wealands, S R ^a   Webb, J A ^a   Stewardson, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Causal criteria; Conceptual models; Levels of evidence; Model structure; Tools

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MODEL STRUCTURES;

ANALYSIS SOFTWARES; ECOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; HUMAN INTERVENTION; HYDRO-ECOLOGICAL MODELLING;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 85086221182     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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