Validation of phytosociological classifications based on a fuzzy set approach

Community Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-108

  Feoli, E ^a   Ferro, G ^b   Ganis, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuzzy sets; Similarity; Syntaxonomy; Vegetation types

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; SYNTAXONOMY; VEGETABLE;

EID: 33746373519     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.7.2006.1.10     Document Type: Article

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