
Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 2296 - 2296
Published: Feb. 21, 2025
The Shendong mining area is the largest coal production base in western China. Due to long-term activities, ecological environment quality (EEQ) of has undergone significant changes. Investigating evolution EEQ during process mineral resource exploitation great importance for sustainable development area. However, current research lacks a quantitative assessment contributions climate change and human activities spatiotemporal variations In this study, Remote Sensing Ecological Index (RSEI) was used as an evaluation metric. Theil–Sen slope estimation Mann–Kendall test were applied analyze changes from 1990 2023. Additionally, partial derivative method investigate response characteristics climatic factors quantify relative these two driving factors. results indicate that, over past 34 years, overall study shown improving trend. Compared 1990, proportions areas with good-grade excellent-grade 2023 increased by 28% 23.78%, respectively. second phase (2011–2023), average RSEI time series value significantly compared first (1990–2010). Among factors, annual precipitation had greatest impact on EEQ, contribution rate 0.085. conversion unused land forestland improved showing very increase RSEI, accounting 82.30%. region significant, slight increases smaller than conclusion, trend, being dominant factor 71.52% where increased, while 26.89% decreased.
Language: Английский