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. 2021 Aug 8;18(16):8383. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168383

Table A1.

The explanation of the evaluation models and model parameters.

Evaluation Indicators Evaluation Model Model Parameters Parameters Sources Reference
Habitat Quality Habitat Quality module in InVEST model Distance between the habitat and threat sources Calculated using Land use/cover map Li et al. (2021) [83]
Level of legal in each cell Default value
Relative impact of each threat Assignment values according to previous studies
Relative sensitivity of each habitat type to threat
Carbon Storage Carbon storage and sequestration module in InVEST model Carbon pools Tang et al. (2020) [103]
Land use/cover Derived from Land use/cover map
Water Yield Water yield module in InVEST model Land use/cover Yang et al. (2019) [92]
Precipitation Calculated using Meteorological data
Average annual reference evapotranspiration
Root restricting layer depth Calculated using Soil data
Plant available water content
Z parameter Assignment values according to previous studies
Watersheds/ sub watersheds Calculated using DEM
Soil Erosion Sensitivity CSLE model Slope length L/slope steepness S Liu et al. (2020); Gao et al. (2021) [97,104]
Rainfall erosivity R Calculated using Meteorological Data
Soil erodibility K Calculated using Soil data
Cover management C/engineering practices P/tillage practices T Assignment values according to previous studies
Water Sensitivity The distance to water body Classification of distance to water body Calculated using land-use and land cover map Yimin et al. (2018); Xiao et al. (2020) [93,94]
Distance to wastewater sources or sewage treatment plant (m) Classification of distance to wastewater sources or sewage treatment plant Calculated using wastewater sources map and sewage treatment plant distribution map
Distance to polluting air sources(m) Classification of distance to polluting air sources Calculated using polluting air sources map
Habitat Sensitivity The distance to major roads Classification of distance to major roads Calculated using transportation planning map Rayfield et al. (2010); Yimin et al. (2018) [94,105]
The distance to nature reserves Classification of distance to nature reserves Calculated using nature reserve distribution map
Land use types Classification of Land use types Reclassified using land use/cover map
NDVI Classification of NDVI value Reclassified using NDVI