Using regression trees to identify the habitat preference of the sea cucumber (Holothuria leucospilota) on Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 170, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 219-226

  Džeroski, Sašo ^a   Drumm, Darrin ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Habitat preference; Machine learning; Sea cucumber; Tropical marine ecology

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM FISHERY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION;

COOK ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; RAROTONGA;

ANTHOZOA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA LEUCOSPILOTA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0348197097     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00229-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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