Landscape ecological assessment and eco-tourism development in the South Dongting Lake Wetland, China

作     者：HE Ping 1,2, WANG Bao-zhong 1,3 (1.Central South Forestry University, Zhuzhou 412006, China 2.China International Engineering Consulting Corporation, Beijing 100044, China 3.Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China 

作者机构：Central South Forestry University Zhuzhou 412006 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Sciences》 (环境科学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2003年第15卷第2期

页      面：271-278页

核心收录：

学科分类：07[理学] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 0713[理学-生态学] 

基　　金：GEF ChinaNatureReservesManagementProject(CPR 98 G3 2 ) 

主　　题：South Dongting Lake wetland landscape eco-tourism Wetland Park ecological assessment 

摘      要：As an important resource and the living environment of mankind, wetland has become gradually a highlight, strongly concerned and intensively studied by scientists and sociologists. The governments in the world and the whole society have been paying more and more attention on it. The Dongting Lake of China is regarded as an internationally important wetland. For a rational development and protection of the wetland, an investigation and studied on its resources and its value to tourism in the South Dongting Lake was conducted, to create an assessment system of the ecological landscapes, and to evaluate qualitatively and quantitatively the value of wetland landscape to the eco-tourism. The results showed that the scenic value of the South Dongting Lake Wetland satisfied the criterion of AAAA grade of China national scenic attraction. The eco-tourism value of the landscape cultures in the South Dongting Lake Wetland was discussed with emphasis. It were formulated that a principle and frame of sustainable exploitation of the wetland landscapes and it was proposed as well that establishing a Wetland Park and developing eco-tourism in the South Dongting Lake. Wetland is a fragile ecosystem with low resistance to the impact of the exploitation. Thus, we must pay intensively attention to the influence of exploitation on the landscape, take the ecological risk in account to employ a right countermeasure and avoid the negative affection.