Performance of artificial neural networks and discriminant analysis in predicting fishing tactics from multispecific fisheries

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-237

  Palmer, Miquel ^a   Quetglas, Antoni ^b   Guijarro, Beatriz ^b   Moranta, Joan ^b   Ordines, Francesc ^b   Massutí, Enric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BOTTOM TRAWLING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FISHING; MULTISPECIES FISHERY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 65349192340     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-208     Document Type: Article

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