Prediction of functional characteristics of ecosystems: A comparison of artificial neural networks and regression models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 173-186

  Paruelo, José M ^a,c   Tomasel, Fernando ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aboveground net primary production; Artificial neural networks; Grasslands; Normalized difference vegetation index; Prediction; Regression models; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASSLAND; PREDICTIVE TOOL; REGRESSION MODEL; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0031591149     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)01913-8     Document Type: Article

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