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标题：How to develop a comprehensive Mangrove Quality Index?
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作者：Faridah-Hanum Ibrahim ; Fatimah Mohd Yusoff ; Anwar Fitrianto 等
期刊名称：MethodsX
印刷版ISSN：2215-0161
电子版ISSN：2215-0161
出版年度：2019
卷号：6
页码：1591-1599
DOI：10.1016/j.mex.2019.06.014
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Graphical abstractDisplay OmittedAbstractCurrently, the available indices to measure mangrove health are not comprehensive. An integrative ecological-socio economic index could give a better picture of the mangrove ecosystem health. This method explored all key biological, hydrological, ecological and socio-economic variables to form a comprehensive mangrove quality index. A total of 10 out of 43 variables were selected based on principal component analysis (PCA). They are aboveground biomass, crab abundance, soil carbon, soil nitrogen, number of phytoplankton species, number of diatom species, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, education level and fishing time spent by fishers. Two types of indices were successfully developed to indicate the health status viz., (1) Mangrove quality index for a specific category(MQISi) and, (2) Overall mangrove quality index (MQI) to reflect the overall health status of the ecosystem. The indices for the five different categories were mangrove biotic integrity index (MQIS1), mangrove soil index (MQIS2), marine-mangrove index (MQIS3), mangrove-hydrology index (MQIS4) and mangrove socio-economic index (MQIS5). The quality of the mangroves was classified from 1 to 5 viz. 1 (worst), 2 (bad), 3 (moderate), 4 (good), 5 (excellent). TheseMQIclass could reflect the quality of mangrove forest which could be managed with the objective of improving its quality. Advantages of this method include:•PCA to select metrics from ecological-socioeconomic variables•Formulation ofMQIbased on selected metrics•Comprehensive index to classify mangrove ecosystem health
关键词：Mangrove health;PCA;Indicator;Formulation