The assessment of wetland ecosystem health by means of LDI: A case study in Baiyangdian wetland, China

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1187-1192

  Lin, Bo ^a   He, Shang ^b   Chen, Zhan ^b  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Baiyangdian; Ecosystem health; Land use; Landscape development intensity index (LDI); Wetland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

EID: 84880268523     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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