Features of eco-environmental changes in Yarkant River Basin from 1990 to 2010
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2016.01.39
Key Words: Yarkant River Basin  land use/cover  eco-environmental condition index
Author NameAffiliation
DU Qing Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 
XU Hai-liang Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China 
ZHANG Guang-peng Xingjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China 
BAI Yu-feng Xingjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China 
ZHANG Pei Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 
LING Hong-bo Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China 
ZHAO Xin-feng Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China 
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Abstract:
      This paper analyzed the land use change in Yarkant River Basin during recent 20 years using Landsat-TM and CBERS images from 1990, 2000, and 2010 combined with GIS and the ecological environment index calculation methods. The results showed that during the years from 1990—2010, the species richness index, vegetation coverage index and land degradation index were decreased by 4.53%, 4.00% and 3.56%, respectively, while the water density index was increased by 3.71%. Additionally, the eco-environment condition indexes of Yarkant River Basin were 34.94, 34.77 and 34.32 in 1990,2000 and 2010, reaching a dissatisfactory level. The ecological environment became degraded by influences from both the natural and human activities.