A critical evaluation of the use of cluster analysis to identitfy contaminated sediments in the Ría de Vigo (NW Spain);Una evaluacion critica del analisis cluster para identificarsedimentos contaminados en la Ría de Vigo (NW España)

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 175-208

  Rubio, B ^a   Nombela, M A ^a   Vilas, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Contamination; Discriminant analysis; Heavy metals; Subtidal sediments

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

GALICIA; RIA DE VIGO; SPAIN;

EID: 0034987137     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v27i2.467     Document Type: Article

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