Cluster analysis plays vital role in pattern recognition in several fields of science. Silhouette
width is a widely used index for assessing the fit of individual objects in the classification, as …

Aims To create a comprehensive, consistent and unequivocal phytosociological
classification of European marsh vegetation of the class Phragmito‐Magnocaricetea …

Aims Vegetation‐plot sampling usually involves estimating species cover. For classifying
plots to vegetation types, covers are often transformed to decrease the effect of dominant …

Questions The community patterns in kwongan, a mediterranean‐type scrub on nutrient‐
poor soils occurring in Western Australia, are poorly understood due to only few, focused …

Questions Which clustering algorithms are most effective according to different cluster
validity evaluators? Which distance or dissimilarity measure is most suitable for clustering …

Abstract e dreams of Humboldt and many of his successors have not yet come true.
Despite the great achievements of the last century, we still do not know the total number of …

Vegetation-based landscape classifications reflecting combinations of different vegetation
types promote the understanding of landscape patterns and ecological restoration …

The nature of community patterns and environmental drivers in kwongan mediterranean‐
type shrubland on nutrient‐poor soils occurring in Western Australia remain poorly …

Pioneer psammophytic vegetation is usually developed on wind-drift sandy substrates such
as arenas, spits, beaches, river terraces, and this vegetation occupies significant areas in all …

Aims Different clustering methods often classify the same data set differently. Selecting the
“best” clustering solution from alternatives is possible with cluster validation indices …