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Towards a standardised monitoring of ecosystem condition: A literature review on indicators and their data sources [PDF]

Easily updatable information on ecosystem condition (EC) is essential for understanding trends in ecosystem degradation and prioritising restoration efforts.
Adrienne Grêt-Regamey, Alon Lotan, Bálint Czúcz, Chiara Cortinovis, Chiara Parretta, Christos Zoumides, Constantin Cazacu, Dijana Vuletić, Eszter Tanács, Filipe Bernardo, Helena Duchkova, Isabel Nicholson Thomas, Ján Černecký, Martina Kičić, Paula Rendón, Philip Roche, Sabine Lange, Ulla Mörtberg, Xavier Lecomte, Zhi Yi Vanessa Lim   +19 more
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Beyond the Remote Sensing Ecological Index: A Comprehensive Ecological Quality Evaluation Using a Deep-Learning-Based Remote Sensing Ecological Index

Remote Sensing
Ecological integrity is fundamental to human survival and development. However, rapid urbanization and population growth have significantly disrupted ecosystems.
Xi Gong, Tianqi Li, Run Wang, Sheng Hu, Shuai Yuan   +4 more
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving factors of eco-environmental quality in the sandy areas of Western Inner Mongolia (2000–2024) [PDF]

The Inner Mongolia Western Sandy Area (IMWSA) is a vital component of China’s northern ecological security barrier, with its ecological environment highly sensitive to both climate change and human activities. Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of
Ruibing Meng, Ruibing Meng, Shuchang Yang, Shuchang Yang, Shuchang Yang, Zhongju Meng, Zhongju Meng   +6 more
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of ecological environment quality in arid and sandy regions with a particular remote sensing ecological index: a study of the Beijing-Tianjin Sand source region

Geo-spatial Information Science
Evaluating Ecological Environment Quality (EEQ) is crucial for sustainable development, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions with particular environmental and socioeconomic characteristics.
Huan Sun, Min Huang, Hui Lin, Yong Ge, Daoye Zhu, Daohong Gong, Orhan Altan   +6 more
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An improved RSEI-based evaluation for effective forest area by integrating forest structure and quality [PDF]

IntroductionEcosystem stability confers more abundant and comprehensive ecosystem service values. However, current valuation methods often simplify these ecosystems as undisturbed, ideal, and standardized—neglecting inherent variations in structure and ...
Bo Chai, Bo Chai, Wei Wang, Zhengpeng Luo   +3 more
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Evolution of long-term ecological security pattern of island city and its influencing factors—a case study in Pingtan Island [PDF]

Introduction: As the global urbanization process accelerates, the contradiction between economic development demands and ecological protection becomes increasingly prominent.Methods: In this study, we simulated the evolution of the ecological security ...
Binsheng Wu, Chunqing Liu, Jingru Chen, Kunli Dai   +3 more
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A remote sensing based index for assessing long-term ecological impact in arid mined land

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
Large-scale mining operations in western China would accelerate the fragility and degradation to arid ecological environments. Remotely sensed monitoring and assessing of mining effects in long term change could provide sound understanding to guide mine ...
Dantong Meng, Nisha Bao, Kaiwusha Tayier, Qiuyue Li, Tianhong Yang   +4 more
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Study on the Ecological Environment Conditions and Carrying Capacity of a Mining-driven Region: Case of Zhushan County, Hubei Province [PDF]

The study applied the Remote Sensing Ecological Index (RSEI) to the assessment of the ecological environment quality in Zhushan County, Hubei Province. By comparing the changes in the RSEI before and after the introduction of the mine density index, the ...
Fang YANG, Li DAI, Liang TANG, Yang WU, Yao WU, Zhiqiang MAO   +5 more
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Ecological cumulative effects of surface mining areas in semi-arid grasslands: Evaluation model and application [PDF]

The research objectives are to reveal the eco-environmental quality of surface mining areas in semi-arid grasslands, separate the ecological cumulative effects of anthropogenic activities and examine their evolving trends.
He REN, Jiaxin LIANG, Jing LI, Shouqiang YIN, Zhai JIANG   +4 more
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An Ecological Quality Evaluation of Large-Scale Farms Based on an Improved Remote Sensing Ecological Index

Remote Sensing
The ecological quality of large-scale farms is a critical determinant of crop growth. In this paper, an ecological assessment procedure suitable for agricultural regions should be developed based on an improved remote sensing ecological index (IRSEI ...
Jun Wang, Lili Jiang, Qingwen Qi, Yongji Wang   +3 more
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