A procedure for making optimal selection of input variables for multivariate environmental classifications

Conservation Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 365-375

  Snelder, Ton H ^a   Dey, Katie L ^a   Leathwick, John R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Classification strength; Conservation planning; Mantel test; Multivariate environmental classifications

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33947520407     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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