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DOI	10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106891
	Rangeland condition assessment in the Gobi Desert: A quantitative approach that places stakeholder evaluations front and Centre
	Sinclair, Steve J.; Avirmed, Otgonsuren; White, Matthew D.; Batpurev, Khorloo; Griffioen, Peter A.; Liu, Canran; Jambal, Sergelenkhuu; Sime, Hayley; Olson, Kirk A.
通讯作者	Sinclair, SJ (corresponding author), Arthur Rylah Inst Environm Res, 123 Brown St, Heidelberg, Vic 3084, Australia.
来源期刊	ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ISSN	0921-8009
EISSN	1873-6106
出版年	2021
卷号	181
英文摘要	There is widespread concern that the condition of rangelands in the Gobi Desert is declining. Opinions differ about how to translate these concerns into a defensible assessment of condition. Finding common ground is essential because condition measurements influence land-use decisions on large scales. We created 'condition metrics' for three Gobi Desert ecosystems. We do not use the word 'condition' to mean simply 'the measurable conditions' (attributes, observable state) of a site. Rather, we use it to describe the evaluated or judged 'condition' (health, desirability, goodness). The metrics explicitly represent the consensus view of a large (n = 92) and diverse stakeholder group, including nomadic pastoralists, botanists, wildlife ecologists and policymakers. The metrics were created by training models (regression trees) to predict stakeholder evaluation scores from site variables. These models can be used as metrics to produce a score for any site, on a scale of 0-100. We demonstrate using field tests that the metrics are practical to implement, sensitive to changes caused by management intervention, and produce scores which approximate the consensus view among stakeholders. There is a high level of redundancy among site variables, suggesting the metrics could be simplified for remote-sensing applications, where only some attributes are detectable. We conclude that the metrics are useful for evaluating rangeland condition in the Gobi Desert, and that the metrics represent the consensus opinion of a range of stakeholders. Our methods are applicable to ecosystem evaluation worldwide.
英文关键词	Gobi Desert Rangeland Ecosystem integrity Expert system Inner Asia Regression trees
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000607535200018
WOS关键词	VEGETATION CONDITION ; SOIL PROPERTIES ; INNER-MONGOLIA ; WATER SOURCES ; LAND-USE ; ECOSYSTEM ; LIVESTOCK ; RESTORATION ; RESILIENCE ; EXCLOSURE
WOS类目	Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/347809
作者单位	[Sinclair, Steve J.; White, Matthew D.; Batpurev, Khorloo; Griffioen, Peter A.; Liu, Canran] Arthur Rylah Inst Environm Res, 123 Brown St, Heidelberg, Vic 3084, Australia; [Avirmed, Otgonsuren; Jambal, Sergelenkhuu; Olson, Kirk A.] Wildlife Conservat Soc, Mongolia Country Program, POB 485,PO 38, Ulaanbaatar 15141, Mongolia; [Sime, Hayley] La Trobe Univ, Dept Ecol Environm & Evolut, Bundoora, Vic 3086, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sinclair, Steve J.,Avirmed, Otgonsuren,White, Matthew D.,et al. Rangeland condition assessment in the Gobi Desert: A quantitative approach that places stakeholder evaluations front and Centre[J],2021,181.
APA	Sinclair, Steve J..,Avirmed, Otgonsuren.,White, Matthew D..,Batpurev, Khorloo.,Griffioen, Peter A..,...&Olson, Kirk A..(2021).Rangeland condition assessment in the Gobi Desert: A quantitative approach that places stakeholder evaluations front and Centre.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,181.
MLA	Sinclair, Steve J.,et al."Rangeland condition assessment in the Gobi Desert: A quantitative approach that places stakeholder evaluations front and Centre".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 181(2021).