Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Aug. 13, 2024
The
Chinese
government
has
introduced
a
carbon
neutral
policy
to
cope
with
the
rapid
changes
in
global
climate.
It
is
not
clear
what
impact
this
will
have
on
wildlife.
Therefore,
study
analyzed
suitable
habitat
distribution
of
China's
unique
leopard
subspecies
northern
Shaanxi,
and
simulated
potential
under
different
emission
scenarios
at
two
time
points
future
peak
neutralization.
We
found
that
SSPs
126
scenario,
area
number
patches
North
China
continue
increase.
With
increase
emissions,
it
expected
be
fragmented
shifted.
When
annual
average
temperature
lower
than
8
°C,
precipitation
seasonality
80–90
mm
warmest
quarter
greater
260
mm,
probability
occurrence
higher.
emissions
lead
reduction,
migration,
fragmentation
leopard.
Carbon
neutrality
policies
can
protect
wild
habitats.
In
future,
wildlife
protection
should
carried
out
depth
effectively
promote
construction
projects.
Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(12), P. 2215 - 2215
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
Despite
declines
in
biodiversity
and
habitat
quality
(HQ)
at
a
global
scale,
our
understanding
of
the
HQ
matches
between
under
management
scenarios
is
incomplete.
To
address
this
deficiency,
study
examined
trends
(mis)matches
over
four
decades
Shandong
province,
China,
identified
key
drivers,
assessed
effectiveness
ecological
policies,
including
Ecological
Redlines
(ERLs)
Grain
for
Green
(GG)
program.
During
40-year
period,
matching
degrees
(indicated
by
related
coefficients)
decreased
obviously.
Correlation
analysis
showed
that
coefficients
indices
(vertebrate,
vascular
plant,
vegetation
formation
type
richness,
comprehensive
index)
were
all
significant
(p
<
0.01),
highest
composite
index.
An
relative
importance
random
forest
algorithm
indicated
variation
driving
factors
spatial
distribution
HQ,
biodiversity,
them.
The
determinants
biophysical
factors,
such
as
NDVI
(normalized
difference
index),
DEM
(digital
elevation
model),
temperature.
However,
main
drivers
social
accessibility
anthropogenic
activities,
urbanization,
population
density.
policy
scenarios,
ERLs
GG,
are
clearly
effective
could
improve
degree
significantly.
Furthermore,
improvement
was
less
than
while
increase
opposite.
results
can
be
integrated
managers
planners
conservation.
Water,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(16), P. 2553 - 2553
Published: Aug. 19, 2022
The
water
conservation
function
plays
a
vital
role
in
the
land–water
cycle.
As
“Chinese
tower”,
headwaters
of
Yellow
River
are
great
significance
to
safety
basin
and
even
global
ecosystem.
Taking
grassland
ecosystem
source
area
as
research
object,
InVEST
yield
model
with
modified
parameters
ecological
value
evaluation
equivalent
factor
method
were
used
explore
simulated
spatio-temporal
changes
from
2001
2020.
results
show
that:
(1)
average
total
amount
is
549
×
108
m3,
which
16%
runoff
basin,
growth
rate
7.5
mm/year
1
contribution
30%;
(2)
2020
USD
340.03
108.
proportion
improved
restoration
management
only
0.51%,
while
original
alpine
meadow
reaches
67%
its
irreplaceable;
(3)
based
on
comprehensive
indicators
capacity,
importance,
Qumalai,
Chengduo
Maduo
counties
ranked
priority
areas
for
protection
resources.
