Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(5), P. 852 - 852
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
Ecosystem
services
(ESs)
are
essential
for
balancing
environmental
sustainability
and
socio-economic
development.
However,
the
of
ESs
their
relationships
increasingly
threatened
by
global
climate
change
intensifying
human
activities,
particularly
in
ecologically
sensitive
agriculturally-intensive
regions.
The
Songnen
Plain,
a
crucial
agricultural
region
Northeast
China,
faces
considerable
challenges
sustaining
its
due
to
overexploitation
land,
degradation,
variability.
This
study
assessed
five
key
Plain
from
2000
2020
across
multiple
scales:
habitat
quality
(HQ),
soil
conservation
(SC),
water
yield
(WY),
food
production
(FP),
windbreaking
sand
fixing
(WS).
We
evaluated
trade-offs
synergies
between
these
ESs,
as
well
driving
factors
main
ES
trade-offs.
Our
findings
indicate
that
provisioning
(WY
FP)
regulating
(SC
WS)
improved
over
time,
with
FP
exhibiting
most
significant
increase
at
203.90%,
while
supporting
(HQ)
declined
32.61%.
primary
ecosystem
service
multifunctionality
areas
were
those
provided
FP,
SC,
WY,
accounting
58%
total.
varied
spatial
scales,
stronger
being
observed
pixel
scale
more
pronounced
county
scale.
Climate
factors,
precipitation
temperature,
played
role
shaping
than
anthropogenic
factors.
provides
valuable
insights
into
restoration
sustainable
management
temperate
regions,
implications
protection
northeastern
black
safeguarding
national
security.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(14), P. e34710 - e34710
Published: July 1, 2024
The
increasing
pressures
of
urban
development
and
agricultural
expansion
have
significant
implications
for
land
use
cover
(LULC)
dynamics,
particularly
in
ecologically
sensitive
regions
like
the
Murree
Kotli
Sattian
tehsils
Rawalpindi
district
Pakistan.
This
study's
primary
objective
is
to
assess
spatial
variations
within
each
LULC
category
over
three
decades
(1992-2023)
using
cross-tabulation
ArcGIS
identify
changes
investigates
into
forest
fragmentation
analysis
Landscape
Fragmentation
Tool
(LFTv2.0)
classify
several
classes
such
as
patch,
edge,
perforated,
small
core,
medium
large
core.
Utilizing
remote
sensing
data
from
Landsat
5
9
satellites,
research
focuses
on
temporal
dynamics
various
including
Coniferous
Forest
(CF),
Evergreen
(EF),
Arable
Land
(AR),
Buildup
Area
(BU),
Barren
(BA),
Water
(WA),
Grassland
(GL).
Support
Vector
Machine
(SVM)
classifier
software
were
employed
image
processing
classification,
ensuring
accuracy
categorizing
different
types.
Our
results
indicate
a
notable
reduction
forested
areas,
with
(CF)
decreasing
363.9
km
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Globally,
heavy
metal
(HM)
soil
pollution
is
becoming
an
increasingly
serious
concern.
Heavy
metals
in
soils
pose
significant
environmental
and
health
risks
due
to
their
persistence,
toxicity,
potential
for
bioaccumulation.
These
often
originate
from
anthropogenic
activities
such
as
industrial
emissions,
agricultural
practices,
improper
waste
disposal.
Once
introduced
into
the
soil,
they
can
bind
particles,
making
them
difficult
remove,
while
potentially
entering
food
chain
through
plant
uptake
or
water
contamination.
Rapid
access
reliable
data
on
HM
viscosity
necessary
efficiently
monitor
remediated
soils.
Visible
near-infrared
reflectance
spectroscopy
(350–2500
nm)
economical
zero-pollution
method
that
evaluate
multiple
concentrations
simultaneously.
Black
a
valuable
resource
helps
guarantee
security
worldwide
serve
carbon
reservoir,
but
its
protection
faces
several
challenges.
Due
long-term
high-intensity
development
utilization
severe
over-exploitation
of
groundwater,
arable
land
China's
black
area
has
been
degraded.
Using
hyperspectral
inversion
content
reduce
destructive
sample
collection
chemical
better
protect
resources,
steadily
restore
improve
basic
fertility
land.
Focusing
region
Jilin
Province,
this
study
explored
correlation
between
three
HMs,
namely
copper,
zinc,
cadmium,
organic
substances,
clay
minerals,
ferromanganese
oxides
in-depth
analysis
samples
using
spectrometry.
The
spectra
were
transformed
first-and
second-order
derivatives,
scattering
corrections,
autoscales,
Savitzky–Golay
smoothing.
successive
projection
algorithm
was
used
screen
characteristic
bands
(Table
S1)
establish
link
spectra.
By
employing
support
vector
machine
(SVM),
random
forest
(RF),
partial
least
squares
(PLS)
models,
feature
band-based
modeling
established.
Moreover,
optimal
combinations
spectral
transforms
models
also
examined.
findings
indicate
RF
model
(R2
>
0.8,
RPIQ
0)
outperformed
SVM
PLS
anticipating
thus
demonstrating
superior
accuracy.
Understanding
behavior
developing
effective
management
strategies
are
essential
ensuring
sustainable
use
protecting
public
health.
This
contributes
large-scale
monitoring
systems
assessments
Forests,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(6), P. 1039 - 1039
Published: June 16, 2024
Revealing
the
relationship
between
land
use
changes
and
soil
erosion
provides
a
reference
for
formulating
future
strategies.
This
study
simulated
historical
based
on
RULSE
GeoSOS-FLUS
models
used
random
forest
model
to
explain
relative
importance
of
natural
anthropogenic
factors
erosion.
The
main
conclusions
are
as
follows:
(1)
From
1990
2020,
significant
in
occurred
Kunming,
with
continuous
reduction
woodland,
grassland,
cropland,
being
converted
into
construction
land,
which
grew
by
195.18%
compared
1990.
(2)
During
this
period,
modulus
decreased
from
133.85
t/(km²·a)
130.32
loss
74,485.46
t/a,
mainly
due
conversion
cropland
ecological
lands
(woodland,
grassland).
(3)
expansion
will
continue,
it
is
expected
that
2050,
decrease
3.77
t/(km²·a),
4.27
3.27
under
development,
rapid
protection
scenarios,
respectively.
However,
scenario,
increased
0.26
2020.
(4)
spatial
pattern
influenced
both
factors,
human
activities
intensify
future,
influence
further
increase.
Traditionally,
thought
increase
loss.
Our
may
offer
new
perspective
provide
planning
management
Kunming.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Aug. 9, 2023
The
accuracy
assessment
of
land
cover
data
is
significant
value
to
accurately
monitor
and
objectively
reproduce
spatio-temporal
dynamic
changes
surface
landscapes.
In
this
study,
the
interpretation
applicability
CCI,
MCD,
CGLS
long
time-series
products
for
China
were
evaluated
via
consistency
analysis
a
confusion
matrix
system
using
NLUD-C
periodic
as
reference
data.
results
showed
that
had
highest
overall
accuracy,
Kappa
coefficient,
area
in
continuous
evaluation,
followed
by
whereas
CCI
worst
performance.
For
subdivided
types,
three
could
describe
distribution
forest
with
high
recognition
level,
but
their
ability
water
body
construction
was
poor.
Among
other
better
identify
cropland,
MCD
grassland,
unused
land.
Based
on
these
evaluation
characteristics
products,
we
developed
suitable
selection
schemes
users
different
requirements.