The application of classification tree analysis to soil type prediction in a desert landscape

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Scull, P ^a   Franklin, J ^b   Chadwick, O A ^c  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification tree modeling; Predictive soil mapping; Soil survey

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION TREE ANALYSIS; SOIL MAPS;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

MAPPING; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL SURVEY;

FORESTRY; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL; TREES;

EID: 7044232084     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.06.036     Document Type: Article

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