An Integrated Approach for Assessing Aquatic Ecological Carrying Capacity
A Case Study of Wujin District in the Tai Lake Basin, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15478848 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chen Zeng (0000-0003-0554-945X, Wuhan University), Yaolin Liu (0000-0002-4619-5099, Wuhan University, corresponding author), Yanfang Liu (0000-0002-8718-8186, Wuhan University), Jiameng Hu (0000-0002-4881-4842, Wuhan University), Xiaogang Bai (Wuhan University), Xiaoyu Yang (0000-0003-1273-6085, Wuhan University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 264-280 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph8010264 |
| PMID | 21318028 |
| PMCID | PMC3037074 |
| OpenAlex | W2001133959 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Aquatic ecological carrying capacity is an effective method for analyzing sustainable development in regional water management. In this paper, an integrated approach is employed for assessing the aquatic ecological carrying capacity of Wujin District in the Tai Lake Basin, China. An indicator system is established considering social and economic development as well as ecological resilience perspectives. While calculating the ecological index, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is extracted from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) time-series images, followed by spatial and temporal analysis of vegetation cover. Finally, multi-index assessment of aquatic ecological carrying capacity is carried out for the period 2000 to 2008, including both static and dynamic variables. The results reveal that aquatic ecological carrying capacity presents a slight upward trend in the past decade and the intensity of human activities still exceeded the aquatic ecological carrying capacity in 2008. In terms of human activities, population has decreased, GDP has quadrupled, and fertilizer application and industrial wastewater discharge have declined greatly in the past decade. The indicators representing aquatic ecosystem conditions have the lowest scores, which are primarily attributed to the water eutrophication problem. Yet the terrestrial ecosystem is assessed to be in better condition since topographic backgrounds and landscape diversity are at higher levels. Based on the work carried out, it is suggested that pollutant emission be controlled to improve water quality and agricultural development around Ge Lake (the largest lake in Wujin District) be reduced
Aquatic ecosystem · Carrying capacity · Climate change · Ecosystem · Eutrophication · Normalized Difference Vegetation Index · Nutrient · Water quality · Water resource management · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Water Resources and Sustainability · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 0.29 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |