Ecological Potential Modeling for Agricultural and Rangeland Development Using GIS-based FAHP Approach: A Case Study of Razin Watershed

Subject Areas : Modeling

Saeed Mahmoudi ¹ , Mahmud Khoramivafa ² , Moslem Hadidi ³

1 - Former Student in Agroecology, Department of Production Engineering and Plant Genetics, Razi University
2 - Associate Prof. Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
3 - Academic Center for Education, Cultural, and Research, Kermanshah, Iran

Received: 2020-12-14 Accepted : 2022-01-05 Published : 2023-04-01

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