Water,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(4), P. 524 - 524
Published: Feb. 12, 2025
As
the
only
large
sulfate-type
salt
lake
in
global
warm
temperate
deciduous
forest
zone,
Yuncheng
Salt
Lake
plays
a
crucial
role
maintaining
ecosystem
stability
and
establishing
regional
ecological
barrier
due
to
its
unique
characteristics.
Currently,
there
is
lack
of
research
on
spatial
temporal
differentiation
risks
inland
lakes,
particularly
wetland
ecosystems,
under
current
future
scenarios.
Moreover,
studies
using
optimal
parameter-based
geographical
detectors
identify
influencing
factors
landscape
risks—while
avoiding
subjective
bias—remain
limited.
This
study
utilizes
land
use/land
cover
data
from
1990
2022
construct
risk
assessment
model.
By
employing
autocorrelation
analysis,
detector,
Patch-level
Land
Use
Simulation
(PLUS)
model,
explores
dynamic
evolution
wetlands
different
Furthermore,
it
analyzes
influence
various
natural
socio-economic
risk,
aiming
provide
valuable
insights
for
targeted
warning
management
measures
regions.
The
results
indicate
that:
(1)
Between
2022,
area
built-up
increased
significantly,
primarily
continuous
decline
farmland
area,
while
water
initially
decreased
then
increased.
(2)
index
declined
over
period,
indicating
an
improvement
status
recent
years,
with
overall
security
trending
positively.
(3)
Topographical
conditions
are
primary
wetlands,
followed
by
mean
annual
temperature
population
density.
synergistic
effect
elevation
precipitation
NDVI
(Normalized
Difference
Vegetation
Index)
exhibits
strongest
explanatory
power
region.
(4)
Under
scenarios,
proportion
high
areas
projected
decrease
varying
extents,
protection
scenario
contributing
more
effectively
sustainable
development
ecosystem.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
158, P. 111540 - 111540
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
exponential
growth
of
human
activities
has
resulted
in
a
substantial
increase
land
use
practices
that
not
only
modify
the
characteristics
landscape
patterns
but
also
pose
significant
ecological
risk
(LER),
with
latter
being
pivotal
for
ecosystem
conservation
and
sustainable
social
development.
However,
research
on
LER
driving
factors
Irtysh
River
Basin
(IRB)
are
limited.
Objectively
assessing
high
latitudes
within
Central
Asia
(Irtysh
Basin)
quantitatively
identifying
environmental
its
changes
holds
value
ensuring
security
habitation
amidst
global
change.
In
this
study,
spatial
autocorrelation
analysis
method
geographically
weighted
regression
(GWR)
geographical
detector
(Geo-Detector)
models
were
utilized
to
reveal
spatiotemporal
based
use/land
cover
(LULC)
IRB
from
1992
2020.
findings
indicate
(1)
temporal
scale
reveals
slight
increasing
trend
IRB.
(2)
distribution
is
characterized
by
dominance
lower-
medium-risk
regions,
evident
positive
autocorrelation.
(3)
pattern
influenced
various
factors,
impact
temperature
geo-detector
model.
addition,
heterogeneity
effects
major
was
further
obtained
using
GWR
presented
herein
can
serve
as
scientific
references
development
sustainability
safety
management
arid
zones
high-latitude
cold
thus
promoting
protection
countries,
enhancing
consensus
facilitating
international
cooperation
conservation.
Earth s Future,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(9)
Published: Sept. 1, 2023
Abstract
As
the
Earth's
Third
Pole
and
Asian
water
tower,
Qinghai‐Tibet
Plateau
(QTP)
plays
a
key
role
in
global
climate
regulation
biodiversity
maintenance.
Living
harmony
with
nature
is
vital
for
local
sustainable
development.
Current
research
on
conflicted
or
coordinated
relationship
between
humans
QTP
at
fine
spatial
scale
remains
limited.
To
fill
gap,
we
developed
human
activity
intensity
index
(HAI)
eco‐environmental
quality
(EQI)
1‐km
resolution
proposed
four‐quadrant
diagram
approach
to
explore
dynamics
them.
The
results
show
development
as
HAI
EQI
both
increased
from
2000
2020,
ratio
of
areas
was
5:1.
High
were
mainly
big
cities
such
Xining,
Lhasa,
Haidong,
Xigaze,
along
traffic
lines.
significant
outside
Lhasa
metropolitan,
south
Hengduan
Mountains,
some
new
roads,
reduced
by
8%
2000–2010
2010–2020.
area
high
but
low
smallest
proportion,
southern
Qinghai
Lake,
Brahlung
Zangbo
River,
Gobi
oases,
western
transport
lines,
it
implies
highest
risk
ecosystem
degradation.
This
expands
fundamental
methodology
address
complex
human‐natural
relationships
provides
implications
fragile
ecosystems.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(17), P. 4185 - 4185
Published: Aug. 25, 2022
The
continuous
extraction
of
mining
resources
has
led
to
the
destruction
landscape
space,
which
had
a
great
impact
on
human
living
environment
and
pristine
ecosystems.
Optimizing
ecological
spatial
networks
areas
can
restore
enhance
damaged
environment.
However,
there
are
few
cases
network
optimization
in
areas,
still
some
shortcomings.
Therefore,
this
study,
we
propose
an
theory
synergistic
enhancement
functions
carbon
sink
model
(SEEC)
for
urban
restoration
emphasizing
functional
nature
sources.
We
selected
typical
area
Xuzhou
City
as
study
area,
explored
changes
function
from
2000
2020,
2020
case,
adding
27
stepping
stones
72
corridors.
Through
comparison
robustness
before
after
optimization,
found
that
optimized
stronger
stability
ability.
This
provides
strategies
methods
projects
national
cities
also
references
lessons
other
future.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
154, P. 110727 - 110727
Published: Aug. 5, 2023
Ecological
security
is
essential
for
the
development
of
environmental
health
and
human
society.
However,
driving
mechanisms
spatial
non-stationarity
ecological
risks
are
still
unknown,
particularly
in
arid
areas.
Thus,
this
study
constructed
an
risk
index
(ERI)
research
framework
areas
based
on
land
use
socio-economic
data
from
1980
to
2020
investigate
spatiotemporal
evolution
trend,
mechanisms,
predict
under
business-as-usual,
economic
development,
protection
scenarios
using
a
patch-generating
simulation
(PLUS)
model.
The
results
show
that:
(1)
cropland
build-up
were
expanding,
whereas
forestland
grassland
water
bodies
shrinking.
Compared
with
two
stages
2000
2020,
increased
by
4.73%
51.52%,
respectively,
12.64%
106.52%,
indicating
rapid
drastic
changes
past
20
years.
(2)
With
change
landscape
diversity,
regional
showed
increasing
future
trend
because
cumulative
effect
pattern
caused
activities.
(3)
Moreover,
dramatic
risk,
intense
activity
land,
agricultural
artificial
oases,
mountainous
Corresponding
analysis
population,
GDP,
distance
government,
water,
primary
roads;
have
significant
DEM
has
direct
indirect
paths.
Ultimately,
proposed
can
present
their
influencing
which
help
develop
sustainable
policies.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: March 31, 2024
Abstract
Assessing
the
effectiveness
of
vegetation
restoration
along
Yangtze
River
shoreline
and
exploring
its
relationship
with
land
use
changes
are
imperative
for
providing
recommendations
sustainable
management
environmental
protection.
However,
impact
post-implementation
Conservation
Project
remains
uncertain.
In
this
study,
utilizing
Sentinel-2
satellite
imagery
Dynamic
World
data
from
pre-
(2016)
post-
(2022)
periods,
pixel-based
binary
models,
transition
matrices,
geographically
weighted
regression
models
were
employed
to
analyze
status
evolution
coverage
shoreline.
The
results
indicated
that
there
had
been
an
increase
in
area
covered
by
high
high-medium
levels.
proportion
cover
shifting
better
was
4201.87
km
2
(35.68%).
Hotspots
improvement
predominantly
located
River.
Moreover,
areas
witnessing
enhanced
experienced
notable
changes,
notably
conversion
water
crops
(126.93
,
22.79%),
trees
(59.93
10.76%),
built
10.76%).
Notably,
between
emerged
as
a
significant
factor
influencing
improvement,
average
coefficients
0.68
0.50,
respectively.
These
outcomes
underscore
significance
study
guiding
ecological
protection
