Abstract: With ecological footprint method,this paper made a time-sequence calculation of the ecological footprints of Anhui Province from 1990 to 1999,incorporated the dynamic characteristics of the Province’s resources utilization into ecological footprint model,and based on these,analyzed the development trend of this Province.The results showed that in 1999,the ecological footprint was not in sustainable development status on the scales of the Province and the whole country,but sustainable on the global scale.From 1990 to 1999,the per capita ecological footprint and per capita GDP of Anhui Province kept increasing,while the ecological footprint of ten thousand Yuan GDP presented downward trend,suggesting that the development status of Anhui Province from 1990 to 1999 was not optimistic.The available ways for the sustainable development of Anhui Province in the future were put forward.

Key words: Chongming wetland, Vegetation community, Secondary succession, Biomass