Accuracy Assessment for a Simulation Model of Amazonian Deforestation

This article describes a quantitative assessment of the output from the Behavioral Landscape Model (BLM), which has been developed to simulate the spatial pattern of deforestation (i.e. forest fragmentation) in the Amazon basin in a manner consistent with human behavior. The assessment consists of e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the Association of American Geographers. - Blackwell Publishers, 1911. - 97(2007), 4, Seite 677-695
Weitere Verfasser: Walker, Robert, Caldas, Marcellus
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Annals of the Association of American Geographers
Schlagworte:Behavioral Landscape Model Change Land Pattern Scale Environmental studies Physical sciences Applied sciences Social sciences Information science