A comparison of artificial neural networks and random forests to predict native fish species richness in Mediterranean rivers

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue 409, 2013, Pages

  Olaya Marin E J ^a   Martinez Capel F ^a   Vezza, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Mediterranean rivers; Native fish; Random forests; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883384199     PISSN: 19619502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2013052     Document Type: Article

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