title: [System construction of early warning for ecological security at cultural and natural heritage mixed sites and its application: a case study of Wuyishan Scenery District].
abstract: This paper proposed a new concept of ecological security for protection by a comprehensive analysis of the contents and standards of world heritage sites. A frame concept model named "Pressure-State-Control" for early warning of ecological security at world heritage mixed sites was constructed and evaluation indicators of this frame were also selected. Wuyishan Scenery District was chosen for a case study, which has been severely disturbed by natural and artificial factors. Based on the frame model of "Pressure-State-Control" and by employing extension analysis, the matter-element model was established to assess the ecological security status of this cultural and natural world heritage mixed site. The results showed that the accuracy of ecological security early warning reached 84%. Early warning rank was I level (no alert status) in 1997 and 2009, but that in 2009 had a higher possibility to convert into II level. Likewise, the early-warning indices of sensitive ranks were different between 1997 and 2009. Population density, population growth rate, area index for tea garden, cultivated land owned per capita, level of drought, and investment for ecological and environmental construction were the main limiting factors to hinder the development of ecological security from 2009 to future. In general, the status of Wuyishan Scenery District ecological security was relatively good and considered as no alert level, while risk conditions also existed in terms of a few early-warning indicators. We still need to pay more attention to serious alert indicators and adopt effective prevention and control measures to maintain a good ecological security status of this heritage site.
authors.forename: Wei-Bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Dong-Jin
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: De-Hua
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Zhi-Rong
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Li-Yun
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jian-An
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Bing-Rong
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003469:Culture; D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011156:Population Density; D011158:Population Growth; D018570:Risk Assessment