Towards sustainable integrated watershed ecosystem management: A case study in dingxi on the loess plateau, China

Environmental Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 126-137

  Chen, Liding ^a   Yang, Lei ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Wang, Ziting ^b   Mo, Baoru ^b   Cai, Guojun ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Gansu Academy of Forestry Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem service; Integrated ecosystem management; Land use suitability evaluation; Public participation; Sustainability; The loess plateau

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; LAND USE SUITABILITY; LOESS PLATEAU; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION;

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMICS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; PLANNING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHEDS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND USE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROPLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FARMING SYSTEM; GRASSLAND; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INCOME; ORCHARD; PASTURELAND; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; DINGXI; GANSU;

EID: 84871772712     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9807-0     Document Type: Article

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