Neural networks for assessing the risk of windthrow on the forest division level: A case study in southwest Germany

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-249

  Hanewinkel, Marc ^a  

^a Forest Research Institute of Baden Wurttemberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neural network; Risk; Storm damage

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILVICULTURE; STORM DAMAGE; WINDTHROW;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; BLACK FOREST; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

EID: 27844488632     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-005-0064-8     Document Type: Article

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