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According to the characteristics of ecosystem and concept of the ecosystem in mining area, the index system of the ecosystem health in mining area was set up, and the evaluation standard was established. Aiming at the complexion in which the information lost in index ration, the matter element method was put forward to evaluate the ecosystem health in mining area. Making use of the model set up, the weight was built up by the method of index number heavy, the matter element, classical field, and limit field were set up. The rating hierarchy was calculated by relating function. As a case study in the mining area of Pingyangsi Town, the results show that the ecosystem is good and sustainable from 2003 to 2006, but the healthy degree is not high, and some indexes have depravation.
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Li, Xj., Liu, Xr., Lu, Yy. et al. The evaluation of ecosystem health in mining areas on the matter element method. J Coal Sci Eng China 17, 176–180 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12404-011-0213-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12404-011-0213-2