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Application of landscape ecology to the research on wetlands

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This review describes the characteristics and hot spots of wetland research, including biodiversity protection of wetland, management and restoration of wetland, function and process of wetland, and the theories, methods and scales of landscape ecology. Moreover, some deficits of landscape ecology theory and method were discussed, and the application of landscape ecology to research on wetlands was reviewed specially, involving in the application of landscape structure principle, landscape pattern, and scale and hierarchy theory. In conclusion, landscape ecology plays an enlightening and guiding function on the comprehensive research of wetlands at multi-scales.

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  1. Key Laboratory for Forest Ecosystem Process and Management of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China

    Ying-zi Wang, Wei Hong, Cheng-zhen Wu, Dong-jin He, Shu-wei Lin & Hai-lan Fan

  2. Forestry college of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China

    Ying-zi Wang, Wei Hong, Cheng-zhen Wu, Dong-jin He, Shu-wei Lin & Hai-lan Fan

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Foundation project: This research was supported by Major Natural Science of Fujian province (No: 2001F007).

Biography: WANG Ying-zi (1982–), female, Ph.D. Candidate, major in forest ecology and landscape ecology.

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Wang, Yz., Hong, W., Wu, Cz. et al. Application of landscape ecology to the research on wetlands. Journal of Forestry Research 19, 164–170 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-008-0029-0

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