Using random forests to provide predicted species distribution maps as a metric for ecological inventory & monitoring programs

Studies in Computational Intelligence

Volumn 122, Issue , 2008, Pages 209-229

  Magness, Dawn R ^a   Huettmann, Falk ^b   Morton, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Kenai National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

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EID: 44649111855     PISSN: 1860949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-78534-7_9     Document Type: Article

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