Several problems in ecological security assessment research

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1551-1556

  Wang, Genxu ^a,b   Cheng, Guodong ^a   Qian, Ju ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Assessment method; Ecological health; Ecological risk; Ecological security; Index system

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; INDEX METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 0242667915     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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