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Development of an expert system for assessing trumpeter swan breeding habitat in the Northern Rocky Mountains.

Waterbirds
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Abstract

A decision support system for the management of the Rocky Mountain Population of Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinators) is being developed. As part of this, three expert systems are also in development: one for assessing the quality of Trumpeter Swan breeding habitat; one for making water level recommendations in montane, palustrine wetlands; and one for assessing the contribution a particular site can make towards meeting objectives from as flyway perspective. The focus of this paper is the development of the breeding habitat expert system, which currently consists of 157 rules. Out purpose is to provide decision support for issues that appear to be beyond the capability of a single persons to conceptualize and solve. We propose that by involving multiple experts in the development and use of the systems, management will be significantly improved. The knowledge base for the expert system has been developed using standard knowledge engineering techniques with a small team of ecological experts. Knowledge was then coded using production rules organized in decision trees using a commercial expert system development shell. The final system has been deployed on the world wide web.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Development of an expert system for assessing trumpeter swan breeding habitat in the Northern Rocky Mountains.
Series title Waterbirds
Volume 25
Issue 1
Year Published 2002
Language English
Publisher Waterbird Society
Publisher location Washington, D.C.
Contributing office(s) Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Description 6 p.
First page 313
Last page 318
Country United States
Other Geospatial Rocky Mountains
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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