Multivariate versus traditional methodology for identification and classification of landscape
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of this study was to validate an identification of landscape types through a multivariate classification method (TWINSPAN) on the province of Huelva (Andalusia, Spain) by its comparison with a classification developed using non-statistical methods. To this aim, the identification of landscapes types of the Landscape Atlas of Spain was chosen. The comparative analysis shows an optimal degree of similarity between them. This implies the validity of multivariate method, which has also advantages over conventional methods, although probably the excellence is better achieved through a combination of both of them.Downloads
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