Application of artificial neural networks in global climate change and ecological research: An overview

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 34, 2010, Pages 3853-3863

  Liu, ZeLin ^a   Peng, ChangHui ^a,b   Xiang, WenHua ^a   Tian, DaLun ^a   Deng, XiangWen ^a   Zhao, MeiFang ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Ecology; Global change; Nonlinear problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650038193     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4183-3     Document Type: Review

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