Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
15(22), С. 15932 - 15932
Опубликована: Ноя. 14, 2023
Different
types
of
ecosystems
form
a
complex
community
life.
Hence,
ecosystem
protection
and
restoration
should
not
focus
solely
on
single
ecosystem.
Ecosystem
health
assessments
consider
the
integrity
systematicity
interrelated
to
inform
rational
environmental
planning
management.
In
this
study,
key
characteristic
indicators
major
(mountain,
water,
forest,
cropland)
service
capacity
in
Anxi
County,
China,
were
selected
construct
an
integrated
assessment
system
that
led
pathways
addressed
county’s
ecological
problems.
The
results
revealed
was
higher
western
lower
eastern
parts
county.
Throughout
county,
“medium”
“poor”
levels
predominated,
revealing
overall
sustainability
weak.
programmes
be
tailored
each
level.
Where
there
“excellent”
“good”
ratings,
those
healthy
functions
strengthened
maintained.
areas,
control
prevention
problems
strengthened.
“Poor”
areas
require
immediate
projects
ensure
connectivity
coordination
tasks
fragile
ecosystems.
This
then
will
enhance
holistic
stability
sustainability.
Ecological Indicators,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
156, С. 111160 - 111160
Опубликована: Окт. 29, 2023
Biological
integrity
refers
to
the
capacity
sustain
a
healthy
ecosystem
comprising
multiple
biological
communities
within
region.
Robust
assessments
of
thus
require
sampling
groups.
We
evaluated
ecological
health
Qingyi
River
Basin
(QRB)
using
three
indexes
biotic
(IBIs),
including
those
based
on
phytoplankton
(P-IBI),
zooplankton
(Z-IBI),
and
benthos
(B-IBI),
found
that
QRB
system
was
"good"
according
P-IBI
(75.9
±
17.9),
Z-IBI
(74.8
21.8),
WQI
(92.2
5.3)
"moderate"
B-IBI
(43.8
16.1).
The
reliability
IBIs
by
exploring
relationships
between
water
quality
environments
from
perspectives
revealed
were
spatially
positively
correlated
with
WQI,
Pearson
linear
regression
(P
<
0.01).
results
redundancy
analysis
IBIs,
their
constituent
metris
physicochemical
factors
indicate
have
varying
importance
in
determining
scores
IBIs.
However,
lower
than
0.01),
(both
P
0.001).
In
conclusion,
are
effective
for
evaluating
river
ecosystems
could
be
widely
applied.
show
greater
sensitivity
detecting
environmental
damage,
most
sensitive
index.
Frontiers in Marine Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
12
Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2025
Estuaries
are
increasingly
threatened
by
pollutants
derived
from
human
activities,
which
severely
impair
their
water
quality,
biodiversity,
and
ecological
functions.
Therefore,
within
this
context,
it
is
essential
to
conduct
comprehensive
scientifically
rigorous
assessments
of
estuarine
quality.
Taking
the
Yellow
River
estuary
as
a
case
study,
composite
index
was
here
developed
evaluate
impacts
eutrophication
heavy
metal
pollution
on
The
Trix
potential
risk
revealed
significant
risks
pollution.
Redundancy
analysis
identified
that
nutrients
(NO
2
-N
NO
3
-N)
metals
(Cd,
Hg,
Cr)
were
primary
affecting
composition
dominant
macrofauna.
Threshold
Indicator
Taxa
Analysis
used
identify
indicator
species
for
these
and,
based
them,
bioindicators
capable
reflecting
levels
then
determined.
A
integrating
with
other
biotic
indexes
constructed
quality
assessment.
results
showed
good,
values
being
even
lower
in
nearshore
area.
Structural
equation
modeling
confirmed
significantly
influenced,
both
directly
indirectly,
multiple
pollutants,
validating
effectiveness
an
analytical
tool.
We
argue
major
benthic
into
allows
effectively
assess
effects
provide
valuable
insights
ecosystem
management.
