Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Nov. 12, 2024
Ecosystem
services
(ES)
such
as
carbon
storage
(CS),
soil
conservation
(SC),
habitat
quality
(HQ),
and
water
yield
(WY)
play
a
crucial
role
in
maintaining
ecological
balance
supporting
sustainable
regional
development.
With
increasing
environmental
changes,
understanding
the
spatiotemporal
dynamics
of
these
their
driving
factors
has
become
essential
science.
This
study
focuses
on
Nanchang
metropolitan
area,
quantifying
CS,
SC,
HQ,
WY
from
2000
to
2020.
It
explores
impacts
major
factors,
including
climate,
topography,
social
aspects,
spatial
heterogeneity
ES.
The
results
reveal
that
between
2020,
CS
HQ
decreased
by
0.1385×108
tons/ha
0.0507,
respectively,
while
SC
increased
2.4754×10
9
1.6668×10
10
m
3
,
respectively.
Notable
exists
correlation
changes
distribution
ESs
is
higher
mountainous
regions
compared
central
plains.
Among
human
population
(POP)
gross
domestic
product
(GDP)
predominantly
influenced
whereas
climate
POP
drove
SC.
Changes
were
primarily
affected
topography.
These
findings
suggest
need
focus
key
formulate
targeted
land
policies
aimed
at
enhancing
ES
value
area.
Water Resources Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
60(7)
Published: July 1, 2024
Abstract
GRACE
(Gravity
Recovery
and
Climate
Experiment)
has
been
widely
used
to
evaluate
terrestrial
water
storage
(TWS)
groundwater
(GWS).
However,
the
coarse‐resolution
of
data
limited
ability
identify
local
vulnerabilities
in
changes
associated
with
climatic
anthropogenic
stressors.
This
study
employs
high‐resolution
(1
km
2
)
generated
through
machine
learning
(ML)
based
statistical
downscaling
illuminate
TWS
GWS
dynamics
across
twenty
sub‐regions
Indus
Basin.
Monthly
anomalies
obtained
from
a
geographically
weighted
random
forest
(RF
gw
model
maintained
good
consistency
original
at
25
grid
scale.
The
downscaled
1
resolution
illustrate
spatial
heterogeneity
depletion
within
each
sub‐region.
Comparison
in‐situ
2,200
monitoring
wells
shows
that
significantly
improves
agreement
data,
evidenced
by
higher
Kling‐Gupta
Efficiency
(0.50–0.85)
correlation
coefficients
(0.60–0.95).
Hotspots
highest
decline
rate
between
2002
2023
were
Dehli
Doab
(−442,
−585
mm/year),
BIST
(−367,
−556
Rajasthan
(−242,
−381
BARI
(−188,
−333
mm/year).
Based
on
general
additive
model,
47%–83%
was
stressors
mainly
due
increasing
trends
crop
sown
area,
consumption,
human
settlements.
lower
(i.e.,
−25
−75
mm/year)
upstream
(e.g.,
Yogo,
Gilgit,
Khurmong,
Kabul)
where
factors
(downward
shortwave
radiations,
air
temperature,
sea
surface
temperature)
explained
72%–91%
TWS/GWS
changes.
relative
influences
varied
sub‐regions,
underscoring
complex
interplay
natural‐human
activities
basin.
These
findings
inform
place‐based
resource
management
Basin
advancing
understanding
vulnerabilities.
Journal of Hydrology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
634, P. 131095 - 131095
Published: March 28, 2024
Identifying
the
changes
in
terrestrial
water
storage
is
essential
for
a
comprehensive
understanding
of
regional
hydrological
mass
balance
under
global
climate
change.
This
study
used
partial
least
square
regression
model
to
fill
observation
gaps
between
GRACE
and
GRACE-FO
obtained
complete
series
anomaly
data
from
April
2002
December
2020
southeast
China.
We
investigated
variations
anomalies
region
influencing
factors.
The
revealed
that
(TWS)
have
been
increasing
region,
with
an
average
increase
0.33
cm/yr
(p
<
0.01).
intra-annual
variation
showed
positive
March
September
negative
other
months.
Terrestrial
increased
most
regions
(especially
central
northern
parts),
whereas
they
decreased
southern
parts.
In
terms
components,
soil
moisture
(SMS)
contributes
58.3
%
surface
(SWS,
especially
reservoirs
storage)
41.4
TWS.
also
found
precipitation
explain
approximately
71.7
variation,
remaining
28.3
%.
These
results
are
cycle
developing
strategies
management
Southeast
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(3), P. 493 - 493
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
The
Gravity
Recovery
and
Climate
Experiment
(GRACE)
introduces
a
new
approach
to
accurately
monitor,
in
real
time,
regional
groundwater
resources,
which
compensates
for
the
limitations
of
traditional
hydrological
observations
terms
spatiotemporal
resolution.
Currently,
storage
changes
Jiangsu
Province
face
issues
such
as
low
spatial
resolution,
limited
applicability
downscaling
models,
insufficient
water
resource
observation
data.
This
study
based
on
GRACE
employs
Random
Forest
Regression
(RFR)
Geographically
Weighted
(GWR)
methods
order
obtain
high-resolution
information
change.
results
indicate
that
among
established
66
×
158
local
GWR
coefficient
determination
(R2)
ranges
from
0.39
0.88,
with
root
mean
squared
error
(RMSE)
approximately
2.60
cm.
proportion
models
an
R2
below
0.5
was
18.52%.
Similarly,
RFR
trained
above
time
series
grid
data
achieved
0.50,
RMSE
fluctuating
around
1.59
In
validation,
monthly
correlation
coefficients
between
measured
stations
ranged
0.37
0.66,
53.33%
having
greater
than
0.5.
seasonal
0.41
0.62,
60%
exceeding
0.44
ranging
0.49
0.84.
Only
one
station
had
both
results.
validation
accuracy
levels,
model
demonstrated
better
predictive
performance,
offers
distinct
advantages
improving
resolution
Province.
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.