A decision tree approach modelling functional group abundance in a pasture ecosystem

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 279-288

  Zhang, Baisen ^a   Valentine, Ian ^a   Kemp, Peter D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Data mining; GIS; Hill pasture; Species abundance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GIS; MODELING; PASTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

BRYOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 28744444852     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.04.017     Document Type: Article

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