Combining expert system and GIS technology to implement a state-transition model of oak woodlands
| Autor: | Marc P. Vayssières, Richard E. Plant |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Decision support system
Geographic information system business.industry Computer science Simulation modeling Environmental resource management Forestry Horticulture computer.software_genre Expert system Computer Science Applications Knowledge base Fire protection Ecosystem management Landscape ecology business Agronomy and Crop Science computer |
| Zdroj: | Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 27:71-93 |
| ISSN: | 0168-1699 |
| Popis: | Ecosystem management, which is aimed at maintaining resources such as wildlife diversity, water quality, fire protection or aesthetic values, requires a regional or landscape perspective. Using a spatially explicit simulation model to test ‘what-if’ scenarios can facilitate the development of appropriate management practices at the landscape level. The state-and-transition model may provide a methodology that strikes an appropriate balance between simplicity and realism. We present a brief review of the state-and-transition methodology and then describe a computer-based implementation of a spatially explicit state-and-transition model. The implementation method is to link a rule-based qualitative simulation model with a geographic information system. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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