Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
158, P. 111579 - 111579
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Constructing
an
ecological
security
pattern
(ESP)
is
effective
measure
to
ensure
environmental
safety
and
urban
development.
With
the
establishment
of
national
civilization
construction
demonstration
zone
in
China,
higher
requirements
are
put
forward
for
biodiversity
conservation.
Previous
studies
have
focused
on
identification
ESPs,
while
few
optimized
ESPs
based
endangered
species
protection.
This
study
took
Yichang
as
research
object,
used
geospatial
data
construct
optimize
ESPs.
We
identified
sources
through
sensitivity
assessment
extracted
corridors
minimum
cumulative
resistance
model.
On
this
basis,
innovatively
introduced
information,
ESP
discussed
function
zones
order
play
a
greater
role
The
results
showed
that:
(1)
includes
12
with
total
area
2,186.34
km2,
30
length
1120.44
km
15
nodes.
(2)
optimization
connects
important
nature
reserves
scenic
tourist
areas,
bringing
into
corridor
network.
importance
evaluation
delineated
8
Level
I
focusing
biological
protection
22
II
landscape
construction.
(3)
divided
conservation
zone,
control
restoration
spatial
principles
each
clearly
defined.
can
provide
reference
species-rich
cities.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
132, P. 108294 - 108294
Published: Oct. 19, 2021
Rapid
urbanization
has
led
to
increasingly
fragmented
urban
habitat
patches,
and
the
biodiversity
within
these
patches
in
their
surrounding
areas
is
severely
threatened.
This
ecological
problem
spreading
from
cities
counties
dominated
by
villages
towns,
especially
prevalent
economically
developed
areas.
Constructing
a
reasonable
network
an
effective
way
balance
contradiction
between
regional
development
protection.
Taking
Anji
County
of
Zhejiang
Province,
China
as
example,
this
study
first
identified
sources
based
on
morphological
spatial
pattern
analysis
(MSPA)
connectivity
analysis,
then
extracted
constructed
networks
using
minimum
cumulative
resistance
(MCR)
model
analysis.
Finally,
results
were
optimized
adding
additional
setting
stepping
stones.
The
priority
corridor
determined
gravity
model,
drills
down
town
scale.
show
that
initially
includes
10
22
corridors,
which
six
are
important
corridors
need
construction.
However,
less
distributed
central
northern
regions,
so
four
supplementary
two
stones
added
optimize
network.
improved,
values
α
(the
closure),
β
(line-point
rate)
γ
(network
connectivity)
increased
4.6%,
10.45%
2.18%,
respectively.
In
addition,
there
obvious
differences
area
land
use
types
among
it
necessary
formulate
targeted
construction
strategies.
Through
in-depth
county
town,
makes
management
more
operable
for
country
administration,
provides
reference
protection
at
level.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
146, P. 109809 - 109809
Published: Dec. 19, 2022
Implementing
ecological
conservation
and
restoration
of
territorial
spaces
is
an
effective
way
building
civilization
while
maintaining
national
security
in
the
new
ear.
However,
there
a
need
to
identify
priority
areas
for
from
perspective
landscape
connectivity
ecosystem
integrity.
In
Tianjin
City,
which
highly
urbanized
city
northern
China,
economic
development
threatens
undermine
environmental
protection;
therefore,
its
natural
resources
should
be
preserved
degraded
ecosystems
restored.
This
study
used
morphological
spatial
pattern
analysis
(MSPA),
assessment,
circuit
theory
construct
regional
networks.
Subsequently,
were
identified,
including
pinch
points,
barriers,
breakpoints.
The
results
showed
that
networks
contained
2319.67
km2
sources
dominated
by
woodlands,
waters
wetlands,
comprising
71
corridors
with
total
length
366.91
km
coverage
area
526.66
km2.
distribution
was
closely
related
layout
sources.
included
31
80
Targeted
strategies
proposed
comprehensively
analyzing
land-use
status
characteristics
diverse
areas.
provides
scientific
guidelines
formulating
implementing
planning
identifying
specific
locations
Journal of Environmental Management,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
316, P. 115254 - 115254
Published: May 13, 2022
Increasing
urbanization
degrades
quantity,
quality,
and
the
functionality
of
spatial
cohesion
natural
areas
essential
to
biodiversity
ecosystem
functioning
worldwide.
The
uncontrolled
pace
building
activity
erosion
blue
(i.e.,
aquatic)
green
terrestrial)
landscape
elements
threaten
existing
habitat
ranges
movability
wildlife.
Local
scale
measures,
such
as
nature-inspired
engineered
Blue-Green
Infrastructure
(BGI)
are
emerging
mitigation
solutions.
Originally
planned
promote
sustainable
stormwater
management,
adaptation
climate
change
improved
human
livability
in
cities,
instruments
offer
interesting
synergies
for
support
ecological
infrastructure.
BGI
especially
appealing
globally
declining
amphibians,
a
rich
diverse
vertebrate
assemblage
sensitive
urbanization.
We
integrated
biological
highly
resolved
urban-rural
land-cover
data,
ensemble
models
suitability,
connectivity
based
on
circuit
theory
improve
multi-scale
multi-species
protection
core
habitats
corridors
Swiss
lowlands.
Considering
broad
spectrum
amphibian
biodiversity,
we
identified
distributions
hotspots
four
at
regional
scale,
namely
i)
forest
edges,
ii)
wet-forest
habitats,
iii)
soils
with
variable
moisture
iv)
riparian
zones.
Our
work
shows
that
cities
can
make
substantial
contribution
(e.g.,
up
15%
urban
space
study
area)
wider
connectivity.
highlight
importance
planning
locally
strategic
locations
across
peri-urban
permeability
availability
'stepping
stone'
densely
populated
landscapes,
maintenance
thereby
enhancing
functioning.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
150, P. 110251 - 110251
Published: April 17, 2023
Ecological
network
construction
and
optimization
is
an
effective
way
to
balance
the
contradiction
between
regional
development
ecological
protection
in
process
of
urbanization.
The
urban–rural
fringe
both
a
frontier
zone
direction
urban
expansion
important
space
for
improving
environment.
However,
there
are
few
studies
on
how
construct
optimize
networks
fringe.
In
this
paper,
morphological
spatial
pattern
analysis
(MSPA)
minimum
cumulative
resistance
model
(MCR)
were
firstly
employed
initially
reveal
characteristics
problems
security
study
area.
Then,
new
strategy
with
multi-scenario
coupling
gradient
zoning
was
proposed
meet
maximization
integrated
benefits
future
protection.
results
show
that:
(1)
Urbanization
caused
high
fragmentation
patches,
exerted
strong
hindrance
processes.
(2)
distribution
constructed
extremely
uneven,
communication
north–south
severely
difficult.
optimized
significantly
improved
respect,
priority
corridors
will
also
help
strengthen
gradient.
(3)
connectivity
accessibility
Licheng
District,
enhanced
its
structure,
which
promote
overall
cycle
better
balanced
(4)
Policy
makers
should
implementation
green
forest
belts
achieve
This
can
provide
scientific
references
biodiversity
conservation,
infrastructure
planning,
sustainable
