Exploring Spatial Relationship between Restoration Suitability and Rivers for Sustainable Wetland Utilization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Sources and Processing
2.3. Research Methods
2.3.1. Modelling of Wetland Restoration Suitability
2.3.2. Relationship between Wetland Restoration Suitability and Stream Orders
2.3.3. Relationship between Wetland Restoration Suitability and River Buffer Distances
3. Results
3.1. Weight of Wetland Restoration Suitability Indicators
3.2. Wetland Restoration Suitability Levels and Spatial Distribution
3.3. Relationship between Wetland Restoration Suitability and Stream Order
3.4. Relationship between Wetland Restoration Suitability and River Buffer Distance
4. Discussion
4.1. Determining the Weight of Wetland Restoration Suitability Indicators
4.2. Spatial Distribution of Wetland Restoration Suitability
4.3. Relationship between Wetland Restoration Suitability and Stream Order
4.4. Relationship between Wetland Restoration Suitability and River Buffer Distance
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Main Factors | Sub-Factors | Weights of Factors |
---|---|---|
Natural factors |
| 0.0509 |
| 0.2304 | |
| 0.0872 | |
| 0.3063 | |
Human factors |
| 0.0876 |
| 0.0819 | |
| 0.0017 | |
| 0.1539 |
Levels | Descriptions | Area (km2) | Percentage of the Total Area (%) |
---|---|---|---|
RSI 5 | Very high restoration suitability | 11,044 | 10.34 |
RSI 4 | High restoration suitability | 22,077 | 20.68 |
RSI 3 | Moderate restoration suitability | 18,764 | 17.57 |
RSI 2 | Low restoration suitability | 12,301 | 11.52 |
RSI 1 | Very low restoration suitability | 2908 | 2.72 |
Forests | No need for wetland restoration | 39,685 | 37.17 |
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Xu, N.; Li, H.; Luo, C.; Zhang, H.; Qu, Y. Exploring Spatial Relationship between Restoration Suitability and Rivers for Sustainable Wetland Utilization. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8083. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138083
Xu N, Li H, Luo C, Zhang H, Qu Y. Exploring Spatial Relationship between Restoration Suitability and Rivers for Sustainable Wetland Utilization. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(13):8083. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138083
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Nan, Haiyan Li, Chunyu Luo, Hongqiang Zhang, and Yi Qu. 2022. "Exploring Spatial Relationship between Restoration Suitability and Rivers for Sustainable Wetland Utilization" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 13: 8083. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138083
APA StyleXu, N., Li, H., Luo, C., Zhang, H., & Qu, Y. (2022). Exploring Spatial Relationship between Restoration Suitability and Rivers for Sustainable Wetland Utilization. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), 8083. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138083