Comprehensive Assessment Indicator of Ecosystem Resilience in Central Asia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data
2.3. Methods
2.3.1. Latitude of Resilience
2.3.2. Resistance
2.3.3. Recovery Time Rate
2.3.4. Comprehensive Resilience Index
2.3.5. Grading of Resilience Indicators
3. Results
3.1. Multidimensional Characters of Resilience
3.2. Comprehensive Resilience
3.3. Coverage, NPP, and Resilience
4. Discussion
4.1. The Improvement and Reliability of the Method
4.2. Resistance, Resilience, and the Stability
4.3. Ecosystem Resilience and Ecosystem Management
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Resilience Index Based on the WUE
Appendix B. Resilience Index Based on the NDVI Anomaly
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Fan, X.; Hao, X.; Hao, H.; Zhang, J.; Li, Y. Comprehensive Assessment Indicator of Ecosystem Resilience in Central Asia. Water 2021, 13, 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13020124
Fan X, Hao X, Hao H, Zhang J, Li Y. Comprehensive Assessment Indicator of Ecosystem Resilience in Central Asia. Water. 2021; 13(2):124. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13020124
Chicago/Turabian StyleFan, Xue, Xingming Hao, Haichao Hao, Jingjing Zhang, and Yuanhang Li. 2021. "Comprehensive Assessment Indicator of Ecosystem Resilience in Central Asia" Water 13, no. 2: 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13020124
APA StyleFan, X., Hao, X., Hao, H., Zhang, J., & Li, Y. (2021). Comprehensive Assessment Indicator of Ecosystem Resilience in Central Asia. Water, 13(2), 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13020124