Tree-based modeling of complex interactions of phosphorus loadings and environmental factors

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3772-3783

  Grunwald, S ^a   Daroub, S H ^a   Lang, T A ^a   Diaz, O A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Committee trees; Everglades Agricultural Area; Phosphorus; Phosphorus loads; Regression trees; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMMITTEE TREES; COMPLEX INTERACTIONS; CROSS VALIDATIONS; DRAINAGE BASINS; DRAINAGE FLOWS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; EVERGLADES AGRICULTURAL AREA; FLORIDA; LEVEL MANAGEMENTS; MODELING APPROACHES; MONITORING PERIODS; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; PER UNITS; PHOSPHORUS LOADINGS; PHOSPHORUS LOADS; PREDICTION ERRORS; PREDICTION PERFORMANCE; PREDICTIVE MODELS; PREDICTOR VARIABLES; REGRESSION TREES; SUB BASINS; TREE-BASED; TREE-BASED MODELS;

FARMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PHOSPHORUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; WATER LEVELS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENTS;

PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MODELING; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROPPING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERROR; HYDROLOGY; LAND DRAINAGE; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONITORING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOIL; WATER QUALITY;

AGROCHEMICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHOSPHORUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65049084082     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.02.030     Document Type: Article

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