Application of classification trees to the habitat preference of upland birds

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 349-360

  Bell, John F ^a  

^a JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION TREE METHODOLOGY; HABITAT PREFERENCE; KAPPA COEFFICIENT; RED GROUSE;

UK, ENGLAND, PENNINES;

LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS;

EID: 0030431965     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02664769624297     Document Type: Article

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