Application of self-organizing maps for assessing soil biological quality

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 139-152

  Mele, Pauline M ^a   Crowley, David E ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; DNA; Ecoinformatics; Gene chip; Microbial ecology; PLFA; Self organizing map; Soil biology; Soil quality; Sustainability; TRLFP

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOMASS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 42149188306     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.12.008     Document Type: Review

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