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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.
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Foundation item: This paper was supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences “100 people” project and the Open Research Station of Changbai Mountain Forest Ecosystem.
Biography: XIAO Bao-ying (1974-), female, postgraduate in Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
Responsible editor: Zhu Hong
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Bao-ying, X., Li-min, D., Gao, C. et al. Application of GIS in Ecological Land Type (ELT) mapping—A case in Changbai Mountain area. Journal of Forestry Research 13, 56–60 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02857147
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Key words
- Ecological Land Type (ELT)
- Ecological Classification System (ECS)
- Ecological land classification (ELC)
- Geographic Information system (GIS)