A quantitative method to assess the ecological indicator system's effectiveness: A case study of the Ecological Province Construction Indicators of China

	A quantitative method to assess the ecological indicator system's effectiveness: A case study of the Ecological Province Construction Indicators of China
	Lin, Tao 1; Ge, Rubing 1; Huang, Jie 1; Zhao, Qianjun 1; Lin, Jianyi 1; Huang, Ning 1; Zhang, Guoqin 1; Li, Xinhu 1; Ye, Hong 1; Yin, Kai 1
刊名	Ecological Indicators
	2016
卷号	62 页码:95-100
关键词	SURFACE AIR-TEMPERATURE UNITED-STATES TIME-SERIES CLIMATE TRENDS IMPACT LAND
通讯作者	Lin, Tao (tlin@iue.ac.cn)
英文摘要	The ecological indicator system (EIS) is widely used. It is vital to develop a scientific and rational EIS for practical application. Assessment of an EIS's effectiveness is important to understand the gaps between practical indicators and indicators that are considered theoretically ideal. In this paper we develop a conceptual method to quantitatively assess the effectiveness of a practical EIS by comparing it with the ideal EIS that is considered perfect by using three assessment indices: linkage, coverage and representation degrees. Linkage degree reveals the relevance of individual indicators to the ideal system. Coverage degree shows the integrity of the practical indicator system compared with the ideal system. Representation degree is the ultimate goal of the quantitative assessment and can detect the gap and overlap between the practical indicator system and the ideal one. Case study on the Ecological Province Construction Indicators (EPCI) proved that our conceptual method is useful to assess the effectiveness of a practical EIS. Compared with an ideal EIS, the EPCI has a high linkage and coverage degree but biased representation. Although the practical EIS covers most of the objectives detailed in the Fujian eco-province construction documents, many social development indicators are overlooked, including ecological culture and green consumption. Using the quantitative method will improve the practical application of an EIS by detecting its redundancy and weakness. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
学科主题	Biodiversity & Conservation; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
类目[WOS]	Biodiversity Conservation ; Environmental Sciences
收录类别	SCI ; EI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:20155101691860
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.radi.ac.cn/handle/183411/39491]
专题	遥感与数字地球研究所_SCI/EI期刊论文_期刊论文
作者单位	1. Key Lab of Urban Environment, Health Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 2.361021, China 3. Xiamen Key Lab of Urban Metabolism, Xiamen 4.361021, China 5. Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 6.100094, China 7. Bioengineering College, Jimei University, Xiamen 8.361021, China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lin, Tao,Ge, Rubing,Huang, Jie,et al. A quantitative method to assess the ecological indicator system's effectiveness: A case study of the Ecological Province Construction Indicators of China[J]. Ecological Indicators,2016,62:95-100.
APA	Lin, Tao.,Ge, Rubing.,Huang, Jie.,Zhao, Qianjun.,Lin, Jianyi.,...&Yin, Kai.(2016).A quantitative method to assess the ecological indicator system's effectiveness: A case study of the Ecological Province Construction Indicators of China.Ecological Indicators,62,95-100.
MLA	Lin, Tao,et al."A quantitative method to assess the ecological indicator system's effectiveness: A case study of the Ecological Province Construction Indicators of China".Ecological Indicators 62(2016):95-100.