Assessing forest ecosystem health Ⅱ A case study

Abstract

Abstract: On the bases of samples investment and related data collected by others,and with the method of health distance assessment and the ecosystem health index system of Korean pine and broad-leaved mixed forest established in prior paper,this paper attempted to assess the ecosystem health of Korean pine and broad-leaved mixed forest under various human disturbances.The results showed that the health degree was in the order of 20% intensity selective cutting stand (0.21) <50% intensity selective cutting stand (0.44) <middle and mature birch stand (0.67) <youth birch stand (0.72) <Korean pine plantation (0.74) <larch plantation (0.77).

Key words: Ecosystem health assessment, Korean pine and broad-leaved mixed forest, Health distance

CLC Number:

S718.5

CHEN Gao, DENG Hongbing, DAI Limin, HAO Zhanqing, WANG Qingli . Assessing forest ecosystem health Ⅱ A case study [J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2005, 16(1): 1-6.

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