Ecological Vulnerability Assessment Integrating the Spatial Analysis Technology with Algorithms: A Case of the Wood-Grass Ecotone of Northeast China

Table 1

The ecological vulnerability index system of the wood-grass ecotone of Northeast China.

Destination layer	Criterion layer	Index layer	Data source
		Soil erosion sensitivity index	Precipitation
			DEM
			Soil texture
			Soil organic matter
			LUCC
Ecological vulnerability	Ecological suitability index	Soil desertification sensitivity index	Precipitation
			Annual accumulated Temperature (≥0°C)
			Windy days in winter and spring (>6 m/s)
			NDVI
	Landscape pattern index	Landscape unit plaques density	LUCC
		Landscape evenness index
	Land resources utilization degree index	Land utilization degree composite index