Evaluation of oasis ecosystem risk by reliability theory in an arid area: A case study in the Shiyang River Basin, China

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 508-512

  LI, Wei de ^a   LI, Zi zhen ^a,b   WANG, Ji quan ^c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

ecosystem risk; risk analysis; Shiyang River Basin; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

ECOSYSTEM RISK; ECOSYSTEM SAFETY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ARID REGIONS; ECOSYSTEMS; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

ARID REGION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; OASIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RISK; RIVER;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; RISK; RIVERS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; LIANGZHU; SHIYANG BASIN; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 34248379143     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(07)60085-0     Document Type: Article

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