Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(10), P. 1629 - 1629
Published: Oct. 7, 2024
When
focusing
on
biodiversity
maintenance,
ecological
security
pattern
(ESP)
planning
gradually
becomes
a
multi-objective
strategy
for
sustainable
development;
wildlife
conservation
and
ecosystem
health
maintenance
should
be
balanced
with
local
economic
development
people’s
livelihood
enhancement
goals.
This
study
focuses
ESP
mapping
in
the
Qinling-Daba
Mountain
area,
which
is
an
ecologically
significant
socioeconomically
underdeveloped
area.
The
tradeoff
between
made
by
varying
area
of
sources
incorporating
service
tradeoffs
into
source
identification
through
multi-scenario
designation.
ESPs
under
six
scenarios
were
generated
based
minimum
resistance
model,
important
corridors
strategic
points
each
scenario
identified
compared.
results
show
following:
(1)
that
sets
around
30
percent
as
maintains
integrity
natural
ecosystems
leaves
space
food
material
supply
to
residents.
(2)
In
this
scenario,
are
connected
60
cross
137
townships
high
population
densities
(>100
people/km2)
intersect
major
traffic
lines
at
71
points.
Engineering,
management,
or
education
strategies
must
taken
these
intersections
avoid
human–wildlife
conflicts.
(3)
needs
construct
both
short
(north–south)
linking
proximate
species’
daily
movement
long
(west–east)
connecting
large
distant
seasonal
migration
gene
flow.
(4)
approach
turns
out
effective
considerations
development–conservation
tradeoffs.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
160, P. 111887 - 111887
Published: March 1, 2024
Building
an
ecological
security
pattern
(ESP)
can
safeguard
and
improve
the
structure,
functions
services
of
regional
ecosystems.
Furthermore,
it
is
also
one
significant
spatial
methods
to
mitigate
conflict
between
conservation
economic
growth.
Most
previous
researches
on
construction
ESP
have
directly
utilized
extensive
regions
forestland,
grassland,
water
area
or
nature
reserves
as
sources
(ESs)
without
weighing
habitat
quality
(HQ)
protection
red
line
(EPRL).
The
ES
Dawen
River
basin
(DRB)
was
identified
through
morphological
analysis
(MSPA)
landscape
connectivity
index.
By
employing
minimum
cumulative
resistance
model
(MCR),
potential
corridor
(EC)
identified,
its
importance
evaluated
by
gravity
model.
Simultaneously,
properties
HQ
(ER)
were
analyzed.
Finally,
this
paper
proposed
optimization
strategy
for
in
accordance
with
EPRL.
results
indicate
that:
(1)
DRB
contained
15
important
ESs,
mainly
concentrated
mountain
forest
areas.
(2)
105
ECs
extracted
MCR
model,
including
35
level
1
corridors
70
2
corridors,
which
primarily
eastern
region
basin.
(3)
Based
characteristics
ER,
well
EPRL
research,
"one
axis,
two
belts
five
zones"
constructed
control
strategies
proposed.
This
research
offers
some
reference
environment
restoration
sustainable
development
Yellow
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
165, P. 112169 - 112169
Published: May 25, 2024
Ecological
security
pattern
(ESP)
represents
a
sound
spatial
arrangement
of
ecosystem
occurring
in
landscape.
The
research
on
the
optimization
ESP
aims
to
improve
and
restore
functions
by
rationally
allocating
optimizing
ecological
elements
based
key
issues.
Constructing
can
enhance
connectivity
regional
habitat
patches,
which
is
great
significance
for
protecting
restoring
biodiversity,
improving
stability
resilience,
achieving
sustainable
development.
However,
it
challenging
task
systematically
resilience
networks
under
attacks.
Little
has
been
done
enhancing
edge-based
Based
morphological
analysis
(MSPA),
minimum
cumulative
resistance
(MCR)
greedy
algorithm
(GA)
models,
this
study
presents
new
method
construct
optimize
ESP.
Dongting
Lake
Basin
China,
typical
region
with
rich
complex
landscape
patterns,
intensive
human
activities,
taken
as
an
example.
results
indicate
that
network
improved
its
51.62%,
robustness
against
random
attacks
41.13%,
targeted
43.41%,
relative
initial
network.
Monte
Carlo
test
verifies
reliability
solution.
proposed
be
used
finding
structure
best
specific
attacks,
provides
valuable
decision-making
reference
land
planning
biodiversity
conservation.
Research in Cold and Arid Regions,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(1), P. 30 - 44
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
The
Yellow
River
Delta
(YRD),
a
critical
economic
zone
along
China's
eastern
coast,
also
functions
as
vital
ecological
reserve
in
the
lower
River.
Amidst
rapid
industrialization
and
urbanization,
region
has
witnessed
significant
land
use/cover
changes
(LUCC),
impacting
ecosystem
services
(ES)
security
patterns
(ESP).
Investigating
LUCC's
effects
on
ES
ESP
YRD
is
crucial
for
sustainable
development.
This
study
utilized
PLUS
model
to
simulate
2030
use
scenarios,
including
natural
development
(NDS),
(EDS),
protection
scenarios
(EPS).
Subsequently,
InVEST
circuit
theory
were
applied
assess
under
varying
LUCC
from
2010
2030.
Findings
indicate:
(1)
Notable
2030,
marked
by
decreasing
cropland
increasing
construction
water
bodies.
(2)
From
2020,
improvements
observed
carbon
storage,
yield,
soil
retention,
habitat
quality,
whereas
2020–2030
saw
increases
yield
retention
but
declines
quality
storage.
Among
EPS
showed
superior
performance
all
four
ES.
(3)
Between
sources,
corridors,
pinchpoints
expanded,
displaying
spatial
heterogeneity.
scenario
yielded
most
substantial
pinchpoints,
totaling
582.89
km2,
645.03
64.43
respectively.
highlights
importance
of
EPS,
offering
insightful
scientific
guidance
YRD's
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(7), P. 1258 - 1258
Published: April 2, 2024
As
a
crucial
component
of
the
ecological
security
pattern,
source
(ES)
plays
vital
role
in
providing
ecosystem
service
value
(ESV)
and
conserving
biodiversity.
Previous
studies
have
mostly
considered
ES
only
from
either
landscape
change
pattern
or
function
perspectives,
ignored
their
integration
spatio-temporal
evolutionary
modeling.
In
this
study,
we
proposed
multi-perspective
framework
for
characteristics
by
ESV
incorporating
aesthetics,
carbon
sink
characteristics,
quality,
kernel
NDVI
(kNDVI).
By
integrating
revised
normalized
difference
vegetation
index
as
foundation,
employed
spatial
priority
model
to
identify
ES.
This
improvement
aims
yield
more
practical
specific
result.
Applying
Three-River
Headwaters
Region
(TRHR),
significant
sources
has
been
observed
2000
2020.
performance
provided
reference
conservation
TRHR.
The
results
indicate
that
identification
reliable
accuracy
efficiency
compared
with
existing
NRs
method
could
reveal
precise
distributions
ES,
enhancing
integrity
technical
modeling
support
developing
cross-scale
planning
management
strategies
nature
reserve
boundaries.
our
research
serve
building
networks
other
ecologically
fragile
areas.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
164, P. 112144 - 112144
Published: May 23, 2024
In
the
context
of
accelerating
ecological
fragmentation,
it
is
urgent
to
enhance
interconnectivity
urban
patches
form
a
resilient
network
(EN).
The
construction
Natural
Protected
Area
(NPA)
system
proposed
in
2019
latest
strategy
implemented
by
China
protecting
spaces.
However,
effectiveness
this
has
not
been
adequately
demonstrated.
This
study
specifically
analyzes
concrete
impacts
natural
protected
area
on
resilience
networks
(ENs).
economically
developed
Urban
Agglomeration
around
Hangzhou
Bay
(UAHB)
was
chosen
as
an
example
for
argumentation.
Firstly,
we
utilized
circuit
theory
construct
EN
consisting
173
sources
and
401
corridors.
Secondly,
were
categorized
into
three
levels
based
their
connectivity
values.
Finally,
dynamic
disturbance
scenario
simulation
framework
constructed
evaluate
impact
NPA
EN.
results
indicated
that:
(1)
preceding
47%
are
crucial
maintaining
EN;
(2)
Compared
with
other
spaces,
NPAs
have
38%
1100%
greater
effect
first
second-level
sources,
respectively,
while
its
third-level
118%
lower.
innovatively
investigates
differential
hierarchical
areas
unprotected
environment.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
165, P. 112170 - 112170
Published: May 26, 2024
The
ecological
sustainability
of
arid
and
semi-arid
areas
is
under
increasing
threat
due
to
global
climate
change,
well-established
networks
are
essential
for
improving
landscape
connectivity
conserving
biodiversity.
This
study
takes
the
Tacheng-Emin
Basin
in
China
as
an
example.
Based
on
"source-resistance-corridor"
research
paradigm
sustainable
development
theory,
"contribution-organization-vitality-resilience"
circuit
theory
ecosystem
incorporated
into
construction
networks.
results
show
that
(1)
service
value
basin
5.85
×
1010
Yuan,
medium
health
level,
security
hierarchy
has
low
level
uncoordinated
problems.
(2)
total
integrated
resistance
surface
dominated
by
natural
resistance,
characterized
evident
fragmentation.
(3)
25
sources,
58
corridors,
32
stepping
stones,
39
obstacle
points,
46
fracture
points
were
extracted
at
threshold
10,000
model.
(4)
reconstruction
cost
network
1,007.41
104
reconstructed
have
increased
2
1
stone,
reduced
3
while
closure
structure
been
significantly
improved
developed
toward
a
stable
multi-grid
structure.
(5)
zoning
protection
restoration
scheme
"one
ring,
one
belt,
sink,
multiple
zones,
corridors"
conducive
basin.
this
can
serve
reference
management
regions
Central
Asia.