Estimating ecosystem risks using cross-validated multiple regression and cross-validated holographic neural networks

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-72

  Findlay, C Scott ^a   Zheng, Ligang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross validation; Ecological risk analysis; Forests; Holographic neural network; Roads; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0033169042     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00055-1     Document Type: Article

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