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DOI	10.1007/s10661-022-10825-y
	Exploring the most important indicators for environmental condition assessment using structural equation modeling and InVEST habitat quality model
	Sharafatmandrad, Mohsen; Mashizi, Azam Khosravi
通讯作者	Sharafatmandrad, M
来源期刊	ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
ISSN	0167-6369
EISSN	1573-2959
出版年	2023
卷号	195 期号:1
英文摘要	Land degradation threatens the social welfare of human societies. In order to identify the most important indicators for land degradation assessment, this article quantified 36 vegetation and soil indicators. Ecosystem condition was determined based on the ecosystem threats using the InVEST habitat quality model, dividing the region to five degradation classes, i.e., negligible, little, medium, high, and very high degradation classes. The structural equation modeling showed that vegetation indicators were more important than soil indicators for land degradation assessment. Climate had a significant mediation on the relationships between soil and vegetation indicators and degradation (P < 0.05). Warning indicators were identified for each degradation stage. The mean changes of degradation indicators were 18, 35, 56, and 78% in little, medium, high, and very high degradation classes, respectively. Cold and semi-arid climates were more influenced by vegetation indicators which had the most variations in the early stages of degradation. Warm and arid regions were more affected by soil indicators, which had the most variations in the high and very high degradation stages. This approach provides comprehensive and necessary information about the condition of ecosystems by determining the severity of degradation in an area, the most important warning indicators of degradation, and the deviation of ecosystems from normal condition at each degradation classes, which helps a lot to managers to choose appropriate restoration plans.
英文关键词	Degradation Climate Ecosystem Indicators Soil Vegetation
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000905032500003
WOS关键词	PLANT FUNCTIONAL TRAITS ; BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS ; LAND DEGRADATION ; BROMUS-TECTORUM ; RANGELAND DEGRADATION ; DESERTIFICATION ; VEGETATION ; DIVERSITY ; RICHNESS ; PATTERNS
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/396161
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sharafatmandrad, Mohsen,Mashizi, Azam Khosravi. Exploring the most important indicators for environmental condition assessment using structural equation modeling and InVEST habitat quality model[J],2023,195(1).
APA	Sharafatmandrad, Mohsen,&Mashizi, Azam Khosravi.(2023).Exploring the most important indicators for environmental condition assessment using structural equation modeling and InVEST habitat quality model.ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT,195(1).
MLA	Sharafatmandrad, Mohsen,et al."Exploring the most important indicators for environmental condition assessment using structural equation modeling and InVEST habitat quality model".ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 195.1(2023).