| Has DSS development
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EcologicalSiteClassification.Description of DSS development +
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| Has acronym
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ESC +
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| Has country
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United Kingdom +
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| Has decision making dimension
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More than one decision maker/stakeholder +
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| Has decision support techniques
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EcologicalSiteClassification.Decision support techniques +
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| Has description
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ESC is a PC-based DSS that supports a meth … ESC is a PC-based DSS that supports a methodology for the evaluation of the suitability of different tree species and woodland communities as defined in the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) for Great Britain, and also predicting yield in the form of a site index, on the UK forest land.
This tool encourages the decision makers on the election of a suitable forest species according to their site soil properties and climatic data, instead of selecting an inadequate species and then trying to modify site characteristics to make it more suitable. It also provides the suitability of the species according to the expected evolution of the climate, and predicts the potential yield in the form of a site index. The number of tree species considered is 25, and there are also 20 native woodland types.
The site information is linked to ESC suitability models for 20 of the 25 NVC woodland communities (W1-W20) and 25 species of tree using a 'fuzzy membership function' approach. The fuzzy memmbership function' approach. The fuzzy mem +
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| Has flag
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N/A +
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| Has forest management goal
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afforestation management +
, climate change impact +
, ecological classification +
, fertilization +
, forest ecology +
, species selection +
, yield prediction +
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| Has full name
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Ecological Site Classification +
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| Has goods and services dimension
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Market wood products +
, Non-market services +
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| Has knowledge management processes
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EcologicalSiteClassification.Knowledge management process +
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| Has manual
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false +
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| Has modelling scope
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Forest indicators +
, Ecological indicators +
, Climate change +
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| Has number of real-life applications
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>100 +
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| Has number of users
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>100 +
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| Has objectives dimension
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Multiple objectives +
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| Has reference
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↑ REYNOLDS K.M., TWERY M., LEXER M.J., VAC … ↑ REYNOLDS K.M., TWERY M., LEXER M.J., VACIK H., RAY D., SHAO G,. et BORGES J.G.: Decision Support Systems in Forest Management IN BURSTEIN F. et HOLSAPPLE C. W. (EDS.) (2008): Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2: Variations. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 800 pp.
↑ REYNOLDS K.M., TWERY M., LEXER M.J., VACIK H., RAY D., SHAO G,. et BORGES J.G.: Decision Support Systems in Forest Management IN BURSTEIN F. et HOLSAPPLE C. W. (EDS.) (2008): Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2: Variations. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 800 pp.
↑ RAY D., J.CLARE et A.MILNER (2001): An assessment od the ESC yield model for Sitka spruce, Unpublished Forest Research Internal Report. Edinburgh: Forestry Commission
↑ RAY D. (2001): A PC-based Decision Support System for British Forests. User’s Guide. Version 1.7. Forestry Commission. (pdf)e. Version 1.7. Forestry Commission. (pdf) +
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| Has software
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EcologicalSiteClassification.Software +
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| Has spatial context
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Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations +
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| Has spatial scale
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Forest level +
, Regional/national level +
, Stand level +
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| Has support for social participation
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EcologicalSiteClassification.Support of social participation +
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| Has technical documentation
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false +
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| Has temporal scale
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Long term (strategic) +
, Medium term (tactical) +
, Short term (operational) +
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| Has user profile
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Non-industrial private owners +
, forest owners associations +
, national forest administration +
, NGO +
, service providers +
, private legal entities (cooperatives / corporations / trusts / partnerships / condominium associations) +
, public land managers (i.e. state-owned / federal / cantonal / communal forests) +
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| Has utilisation in education
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used by students +
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| Has wiki contact e-mail
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duncan.ray@forestry.gsi.gov.uk +
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| Has wiki contact person
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Duncan Ray +
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| Supports silvicultural regime
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even-aged +
, uneven-aged/natural regeneration +
, uneven-aged/plantation +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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EcologicalSiteClassification +
, EcologicalSiteClassification +
, EcologicalSiteClassification +
, EcologicalSiteClassification +
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| Has improper value forThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Has website +
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| Categories |
DSS +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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2 April 2013 13:42:46 +
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