Estuarine ecosystem health assessment based on the DPSIR framework: A case of the Yangtze Estuary, China

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 65, 2013, Pages 1236-1241

  Wang, Chao ^a   Qu, Aiyu ^a   Wang, Peifang ^a   Hou, Jun ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DPSIR; Ecosystem health; Index system; Sensitivity analysis; The Yangtze Estuary

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION GROWTH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CHINA; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 84883805490     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI65-209     Document Type: Conference Paper

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