The objectives,tasks and characteristics of China ecological regionalization
中国生态区划的目的、任务及特点

Ecological regionalization is to divide or to merge the current ecological units.The origin,developing process and the characteristics of current regionalization scheme in China are analyzed.Its major objectives are to provide a scientific basis for regional resource exploitation and environmental protection,as well as to serve for a comprehensive eco environmental management in China through making an ecological regionalization and establishing such an information system.The main characteristics are that element regionalization and eco functional regionalization to be combined;eco environmental nature and human activity both to be considered,ecological effort and ecological benefits to be integrated.Upon the regionalization of all the parameters,a final comprehensive ecological regionalization will be derived by integrating expert judgement and quantitative analysis approaches.