Comparing five modelling techniques for predicting forest characteristics

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 157, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 209-225

  Moisen, Gretchen G ^a   Frescino, Tracey S ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Classification tree; Forest inventory; MARS; Mulivariate adaptive regression spline; Predictive mapping; Regression tree

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION; VEGETATION MAPPING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037202445     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00197-7     Document Type: Article

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