title: [Research progress in water eco-functional regionalization].
abstract: Water eco-functional regionalization is a new zoning approach based on the study of regional differences in water ecosystem, aimed to reveal the spatial differentiation characteristics and distribution patterns of water environment at different regional and zonal scales. This paper discussed the methodologies, objectives, and limitations of water function zoning, water environmental function zoning, geoecology zoning, ecoregion classification, and water eco-functional regionalization, summarized the research progress in the water eco-functional regionalization, and compared the regionalization system at home and abroad. The disadvantages of our water eco-functional regionalization system were pointed out, and its development trend was prospected.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. lymyuqu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yan-mei
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wen-lu
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Qi-xing
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*