Table 1 Categories and criteria of literature classification
Categories | Sub-categories | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
Publication details | Â | Publishing year |
Journal | ||
Language | ||
Background information of ecosystem | Â | Ecosystem type |
Project location (province or city) | ||
Type of ecosystem | ||
Degradation cause | ||
Details of restoration project | Â | Spacial scale of project or research |
Duration of artificial intervention Duration of monitoring | ||
Restoration goal | ||
Restoration measures | ||
Evaluation of restoration outcome | Morphological or physical characteristics of ecosystem or habitat | Hydrological parameters (i.e., flow velocity and hydraulic dynamics) |
Sediment/soil characteristics | ||
Structural stability | ||
Diversity and integrity of habitat | ||
Water quality | Physicochemical parameters (transparency, TSS, DO, pH, etc.) | |
COD and BOD | ||
Nutrients | ||
Metals | ||
Organic pollutants | ||
Pathogens | ||
Biological characteristics | Biodiversity and species richness | |
Abundance | ||
Community structure | ||
Presence of endangered species | ||
Ecological processes | Primary and secondary production | |
Cycling of nutrient and organic matter | ||
Food web diversity | ||
Socioeconomic benefits | Aquatic production, navigation, esthetic and educational value, etc. |