An applied statistical method to identify desertification indicators in northeastern Iran

An applied statistical method to identify desertification indicators in northeastern Iran

Abstract Background Desertification could be considered ultimate consequence of land degradation in an ecosystem. Iran with more than 75% arid and semi-arid areas involves fragile and susceptible ecosystems to desertification. We applied a statistical algorithm including regression trees and random...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Sarparast, Majid Ownegh, Ali Najafinejad, Adel Sepehr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:Geoenvironmental Disasters
Subjects:
Desertification hazard
Regression trees
Random forest
Data mining
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40677-018-0095-3

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