An Index for Measuring Functional Diversity in Plant Communities Based on Neural Network Theory

Functional diversity in plant communities is a key driver of ecosystem processes. The effective methods for measuring functional diversity are important in ecological studies. A new method based on neural network, self-organizing feature map (SOFM index), was put forward and described. A case applic...

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Main Authors: Naiqi Song, Jin-Tun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/320905
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