Use of the ecological information system SynBioSys for the analysis of large datasets

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 463-470

  Schaminée, Joop H J ^a,b   Hennekens, Stephan M ^a   Ozinga, Wim A ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Data mining; Ecoinformatics; Eutrophication; Functional trait; Indicator value; Information system; Plant community; SynBioSys Europe; Turboveg; Vegetation database

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; DATA MINING; DATABASE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUTROPHICATION; GIS; GRASSLAND; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; VISUALIZATION;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250013882     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2007)18[463:UOTEIS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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