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dc.contributor.authorXia, Mu
dc.contributor.authorJia, Kun
dc.contributor.authorWang, Xiaoxue
dc.contributor.authorBai, Xiaohang
dc.contributor.authorLi, Changjia
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Wenwu
dc.contributor.authorHu, Xiangping
dc.contributor.authorCherubini, Francesco
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-05T07:43:13Z
dc.date.available2021-10-05T07:43:13Z
dc.date.created2021-10-01T13:23:07Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationGlobal Ecology and Conservation. 2021, 31 .en_US
dc.identifier.issn2351-9894
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2787584
dc.description.abstractEcosystem authenticity is a concept for understanding the status of an ecosystem and provides useful information for making environmental management plans. However, approaches for quantitative ecosystem authenticity evaluation over large area are still rare. In this study, a conceptual framework of “Pattern-Process-Function-Resilience” is proposed to quantitatively evaluate regional ecosystem authenticity. Firstly, a composite index is calculated to estimate the self-adjustment ability and the level of biodiversity of the ecosystem. Then, the ratio between the composite indices are computed at the final and initial periods, and used to determine whether the ecosystem authenticity is protected or damaged, as well as the degrees to which the authenticity is protected or damaged by categorizing the ratio into five levels. A case study was conducted to quantify and evaluate the ecosystem authenticity over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and the alternative locations of its twenty national parks from 2000 to 2015. Results show that regions with protected or damaged ecosystem authenticity cover about 95% and 5% of the entire QTP, respectively. Five of the twenty national parks alternative locations have damaged ecosystem authenticity. Areas with damaged authenticity are mainly distributed over the southeastern QTP, which suffered from deforestation and increased frequency of mountain hazards, including debris flow, flash flood, landslide, collapse, and snow avalanche. The approach presented in this study is instrumental to support future case-specific management and restoration strategies.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Scienceen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleA framework for regional ecosystem authenticity evaluation–a case study on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of Chinaen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.pagenumber10en_US
dc.source.volume31en_US
dc.source.journalGlobal Ecology and Conservationen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01849
dc.identifier.cristin1942213
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 286773en_US
dc.source.articlenumbere01849en_US
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