Application of GIS in Ecological Land Type (ELT) mapping—A case in Changbai Mountain area

This paper depicted the physiographic landscape features and natural vegetation situation of study area (the eastern Jilin Province), and expatiates the definition, basic characters and its development of Ecological Land Classification (ELC). Based on the combination of relief map, satellite photogr...

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Published inJournal of forestry research Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 56 - 60
Main Authors Bao-ying, Xiao, Li-min, Dai, Gao, Chen, Guo-fan, Shao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.03.2002
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China)%Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University West Lafayette, U.S.A
Subjects
Classification
Ecology
Forestry
Identification methods
Land classification
Mountain regions
Natural vegetation
Relief maps
Satellite photography
Vegetation
Geographic Information system (GIS)
Ecological Land Type (ELT)
Ecological land classification (ELC)
Ecological Classification System (ECS)
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Summary:This paper depicted the physiographic landscape features and natural vegetation situation of study area (the eastern Jilin Province), and expatiates the definition, basic characters and its development of Ecological Land Classification (ELC). Based on the combination of relief map, satellite photography for study area and vegetation inventory data of 480 sample sites, a 5-class and a 15-class ecological land type map was concluded according to 4 important factors including slope, aspect, vegetation and elevation. Ecological Classification System (ECS) is a method to identify, characterize, and map ecosystems. The Ecological Land Type (ELT) was examined and applied initially in eastern Jilin Province.
ISSN:1007-662X
1993-0607
DOI:10.1007/BF02857147