Examining Health of Wetlands with Multiple Ecosystem Services as Targets in China’s Coastal Regions  

作　　者：ZHOU Yangming DOU Yuehan YU Xiubo ZHANG Li HUANG Chong WANG Yuyu LI Xiaowei LI He JIA Yifei BAKKER Martha CARSJENS Gerrit Jan ZHOU Yan DUAN Houlang 

机构地区：[1]School of Geography and Environment,Jiangxi Normal University,Nanchang 330022,China [2]Land Use Planning Group,Wageningen University and Research,Wageningen 6700HB,the Netherlands [3]Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling,Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101,China [4]College of Resources and Environment,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China [5]Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering,Ministry of Education,College of Life Sciences,Beijing Normal University,Beijing 100875,China [6]State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environment Information System,Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101,China [7]School of Nature Conservation,Beijing Forestry University,Beijing 100083,China [8]Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation,Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Yantai Shandong 264003,China [9]College of Biology and Environment,Nanjing Forestry University,Nanjing 210037,China

出　　处：《Chinese Geographical Science》2020年第4期600-613,共14页中国地理科学（英文版）

基　　金：Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41561105);Science and Technology Program of Jiangxi Province,China(No.20151BDH80022);SEE(Society of Entrepreneurs&Ecology)Foundation in the Project of‘Green Book:China’s Coastal Wetlands’。

摘　　要：Coastal zones are key interconnectors of terrestrial and marine ecosystems.Due to the degradation and fragmentation of coastal wetlands,there is an urgent need to develop assessment methodology to compare the health of wetland ecosystems at different spatial scales.This will help efficiently develop and implement protections using easy-to-access ecosystem health data.This study aims to understand the spatial distribution of coastal and inland wetland health for China’s coastal regions.A Wetland Health Index(WHI)was developed to provide a basis for policy and decision making.Four utilization models—Long Term Model,Open Model,Nature Reserve Model,and Protected and Economic Model—were defined in the context of China’s coastal regions to specifically examine wetland health.Results show that the average WHI score was 63.6 with the range of 44.8–84.3 for 35 National Nature Reserves(NNRs),and the southern NNRs generally performed better than the northern NNRs.The wetlands in the southern provinces/municipalities are relatively healthier than their northern counterparts.The competent authority has slight influence on WHI scores but duration of conservation establishment does not show a clear correlation.With increasing economic activity,the differences in health conditions(WHI scores)of China’s coastal regions also increase.Gross Domestic Product(GDP)or economic intensification does not relate to WHI scores.Appropriate trade-offs between wetland management and economic development could contribute to improve health conditions,conservation and utilization of coastal and inland wetlands.

关 键 词：Wetland Health Index(WHI) ecosystem services wetland utilization coastal zones 

分 类 号：X171.1[环境科学与工程—环境科学]