Análisis multivariable aplicado a datos hidmquimicos de las zonas húmedas de la provincia de Malaga

Abstract

In the province of Málaga there exist a series of wetlands which are protected as Natural Reserves. The management and conservation of these small lakes should be made according to scientific criteria instead of political and administrative ones, and as a consecuence, it is necessary to establish in an accurate way their hydrological characteristics, In this work a multivariate analysis of hydrochemical data of all the wetlands of the province of Málaga has been carried out. Factor Analysis and different Cluster Analysis techniques have been used as a way to establised a number of partitions for the lakes considered and, on the other hand, they have allowed to determine the specific factor which has thes hiquest influence on each partition