Research progress in aquatic ecological function regionalization and its approach at watershed scale

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 542-548

  Huang, Yi ^a   Cai, Jia Liang ^a   Zheng, Wei Shuang ^a   Zhou, Feng ^a   Guo, Huai Cheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecological function regionalization at watershed scale; Aquatic ecosystem; Technical approach; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; REGIONALIZATION; RESEARCH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67249121836     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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