River ecosystem assessment and application in ecological restorations: A mathematical approach based on evaluating its structure and function

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue , 2015, Pages 151-157

  Jiang, Xin ^a   Xu, Shiguo ^a   Liu, Yuyu ^a   Wang, Xuedong ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Beipiao Ling River Reserve Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Function; River ecosystem; Structure

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTION EVALUATION; FUNCTIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; RESTORATION; RIVERS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES;

ASSESSMENT INDEX SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING MEASURES; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; ECOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL APPROACH; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HEALTH STATUS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; LIANGSHUI RIVER; LIAONING;

EID: 85027922428     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.04.027     Document Type: Article

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