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Assessment of Ecological Vulnerability under Oil Spill Stress

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  • Ling Cai

    (Third Institute of Oceanography of State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China)

  • Li Yan

    (Third Institute of Oceanography of State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China)

  • Jialin Ni

    (Third Institute of Oceanography of State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China)

  • Cui Wang

    (Third Institute of Oceanography of State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China)

Abstract

Using the constituent elements of vulnerability, an evaluation index system for the ecological vulnerability of coastal areas under oil spill stress is established based on “Sensitivity–Adaptive Capacity-Exposure”. After selecting a gulf in China as the main case study in this work, the cluster analysis and reference method were applied in grading and value assigning for all indexes. In addition, the analytic hierarchy process and expert evaluation method were used to determine the index weighting. Finally, a comprehensive evaluation method was adopted in the evaluation studies on the ecological vulnerability of the gulf coastal zone under oil spill stress. Results show the differences between the gulf area and areas that belong to different ecologically-vulnerable areas under oil spill stress.

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  • Ling Cai & Li Yan & Jialin Ni & Cui Wang, 2015. "Assessment of Ecological Vulnerability under Oil Spill Stress," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(10), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:7:y:2015:i:10:p:13073-13084:d:56337
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    1. Kinga Łazuga & Lucjan Gucma & Marko Perkovic, 2018. "The Model of Optimal Allocation of Maritime Oil Spill Combat Ships," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-19, July.
    2. Yue Chen & Kangning Xiong & Xiaodong Ren & Cai Cheng, 2021. "Vulnerability Comparison between Karst and Non-Karst Nature Reserves—With a Special Reference to Guizhou Province, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-12, February.
    3. Hye-Jeong Lee & Hyo-Jin Kim & Seung-Hoon Yoo, 2018. "The Public Value of Reducing the Incidence of Oil Spill Accidents in Korean Rivers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-12, April.

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