Analysis on the rationality and scientificity of “ecological environment”

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Analysis on the rationality and scientificity of “ecological environment”

ZHANG Linbo^1,2; SHU Jianmin²; WANG Wei²; AN Da²

¹Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101, China;²Chinese Research Academy of Environment Sciences, Beijing 100012, China

Received:2006-01-10 Revised:2006-06-03 Online:2006-10-10 Published:2006-10-10

Abstract

Abstract: “Ecological environment” is a Chinese style term, and has been widely used in Chinese publications. Recently, a warm academic argument is being launched for whether the term is scientific or not. Based on literature review, this paper summarized the positive and negative viewpoints of the argument, and from the aspects of the concepts of “ecology” and “environment”, discipline develop-ment, and philologic development, analyzed the rationality and scientificity of “ecological environment”, and some misunderstandings in the argument.

Key words: Clethrionomys rufocanus, Activity rhythm

ZHANG Linbo^1,2; SHU Jianmin²; WANG Wei²; AN Da². Analysis on the rationality and scientificity of “ecological environment”[J]. cje.

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