Remote Sensing and GIS: Theory and Practice: Research on Vulnerable Ecological Environments in Arid Inland River Basins: Research on Vulnerable Ecological Environments in Arid Inland River Basins

Author: Wang Ranghui
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book consists of 8 chapters. The first chapter introduces the progress of research on fragile ecological environments; the second chapter discusses methods and approaches for fragile ecological research; the third chapter covers the characteristics of fragile environments in terrestrial river basins; the fourth chapter focuses on remote sensing mapping and analysis of typical fragile ecological environments; the fifth chapter presents a quantitative evaluation of fragile ecological environment quality; the sixth chapter addresses the restoration and reconstruction of degraded ecosystems; the seventh chapter explores information management systems for fragile ecological environments; and the eighth chapter summarizes the main conclusions and innovations of fragile ecological environment research. This study involves fields such as ecological science, environmental science, geographical science, and information science. It represents an important attempt to integrate geographic information science with ecological processes, ecological stability, ecological security, and ecosystem management. Additionally, it extends and expands the application of geographic information science in the field of resource and environmental research within arid inland river basins. The theories and methods involved are still in the process of exploration, development, and refinement.