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Analyzing the occurrence of an invasive aquatic fern in wetland using data-driven and multivariate techniques

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In the present study, the data-driven (classification trees and support vector machines) and multivariate techniques (principal component analysis and discriminant analysis) were applied to study the habitat preferences of an invasive aquatic fern (Azolla filiculoides) in the Selkeh Wildlife Refuge (a protected area in Anzali wetland, northern Iran). The applied database consisted of measurements from seven different sampling sites in the protected area over the study period 2007–2008. The cover percentage of the exotic fern was modelled based on various wetland characteristics. The predictive performances of the both data-driven methods were assessed based on the percentage of Correctly Classified Instances and Cohen’s kappa statistics. The results of the Paired Student’s t-test (p < 0.01) showed that SVMs outperformed the CTs and thus yielded more reliable prediction than the CTs. All data mining and multivariate techniques showed that both physical-habitat and water quality variables (in particular some nutrients) might affect the habitat requirements of A. filiculoides in the wetland.

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We would like to thank Guilan Environmental Protection Bureau and Selkeh Wildlife Refuge centre for giving opportunity to take samples in the field.

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  1. Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Bio-Science Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links, 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Roghayeh Sadeghi & Patrick Van Damme

  2. Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, P.O. Box 1144, Sowmeh Sara, Guilan, Iran

    Rahmat Zarkami

  3. Faculty of Tropical Agrisciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 129, Prague 6, Suchdol, 165 21, Czech Republic

    Patrick Van Damme

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Sadeghi, R., Zarkami, R. & Van Damme, P. Analyzing the occurrence of an invasive aquatic fern in wetland using data-driven and multivariate techniques. Wetlands Ecol Manage 25, 485–500 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-017-9530-6

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