A new indices system for evaluating ecological-economic-social performances of wetland restorations and its application to Taihu Lake Basin, China

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 295, Issue , 2015, Pages 216-226

  Sun, Xiang ^a   Xiong, Shu ^a   Zhu, Xiaojing ^a   Zhu, Xiaodong ^a   Li, Yangfan ^b   Li, B Larry ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Ecological economic social performances; Indices system; Weighted linear combination

Indexed keywords

CHINA; INDICES SYSTEMS; ITS APPLICATIONS; SOCIAL PERFORMANCE; TAIHU LAKE BASIN; WEIGHTED LINEAR COMBINATIONS; WETLAND RESTORATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; INDEX METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WETLAND;

CHINA; TAIHU BASIN;

EID: 84910068110     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.10.008     Document Type: Article

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