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Aiming at providing theoretical basis for effective protection of biodiversity, the study presents a cascade method which combines both qualitative and quantitative methods, incorporates basic data with RS(remote sense) technology, and ranks the ecosystems according to its ability of biodiversity sustainability in Hebei Province. The results indicate that the most important areas for protection in Hebei Province are forest and meadow ecosystems in some highlands around Xiaowutai Mountain, Wuling Mountain, North Hebei, Taihang Mountain and East Hebei; grass ecosystems in part of plateau area and North Hebei; and some scattered wetlands in the plain and inshore areas. This method is suitable for undertaking large-scale investigations especially when the data are not adequate or unevenly distributed spatially.
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Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation China (30590381)
Biography: WANG Hongmei(1978–), female, Ph. D. candidate, research direction: tradeoffs between ecosystem services and human being welfare.
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Wang, H., Qian, J., Zhang, X. et al. Biodiversity sustainability assessment of principal ecosystems in Hebei, China. Wuhan Univ. J. of Nat. Sci. 12, 749–754 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11859-006-0344-2
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