Research Article

A Remote-Sensing Ecological Index Approach for Restoration Assessment of Rare-Earth Elements Mining

Table 4

Remote sensing ecological index performance of different management methods.

Governance area typePatch composition characteristicsPatch distribution characteristicsExample

Ecology + IndustryLarge area of poor ecological quality patchesPatches of the same grade have strong connectivity

Ecology + PhotovoltaicSmall area of poor ecological quality patchesPatches of the same grade were highly clustered, and patches of adjacent grades were distributed in circular nesting

Ecology + TourismLarge area of good ecological quality patchesPatches of the same grade have weak connectivity, the aggregation of patches with poor ecological quality was poor

Ecology + Poverty AlleviationSmall area of good ecological quality patchesPatches of different grade fragmentation mosaic