A mathematical comparison of classification structures: The case of the USDA Soil Taxonomy

Eurasian Soil Science

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 712-719

  Ibanez J J ^a   Ruiz Ramos, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^b Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEMATODE; NUMERICAL METHOD; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

NEMATODA; TYLENCHINA;

EID: 33750989620     PISSN: 10642293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1064229306070040     Document Type: Article

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