title: [Suitability of spatial pattern of camping sites in Langxiang Natural Reserve, Northeast Chi- na, based on GIS technology].
abstract: It is an effective way for natural reserves to enhance self-supportive ability and realize sustainable development by developing ecotourism. Taking the experimental zone of Langxiang Natural Reserve in Heilongjiang Province as research object, the forest sub-compartment as research unit, and spatial pattern of environmental suitability of camping sites as research content, an evaluation index system taking natural environment, geographical security, infrastructure and traffic as project levels was built. Delphi and AHP methods were used to determine index weights. A spatial distribution map of camping environmental suitability in Langxiang Natural Reserve was drawn using the GIS spatial information processing technology based on "3S" measurement and the survey data. The results showed that the highest score for quantification of environmental suitability was 90, while the lowest score was 78, and the average value was 83.66 in the 1067 forest sub-compartments for test. The area of forest sub-compartments which were suitable for camping was 1094.44 hm2, being 12.2% of the experimental zone. The forest sub-compartments which had high environmental suitability in the research area were distributed uniformly and centralized with low degree of fragmentation. It was suggested that the contiguous forest sub-compartments with high scores of environmental suitability could be integrated for camping tourism. Due to the high level of environmental suitability for camping, the experimental zone of Langxiang Natural Reserve is suitable for developing camping tourism. Based on "3S" technology, the land use conditions of ecotourism environment of a natural reserve could be evaluated quickly and quantitatively by mathematical model.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.lastname: Tan Ji-qiang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Rui-cun
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Ai-hong
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002165:Camping; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D065928:Forests; D005843:Geography; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D062206:Spatial Analysis