Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(21), P. 15322 - 15322
Published: Oct. 26, 2023
The
Three
Gorges
Dam
project
and
other
human
activities,
including
regional
urbanization
industrialization,
have
had
a
substantial
influence
on
the
biological
environment
of
Reservoir
Area
(TGRA).
They
changed
surface
land
use
pattern,
disrupted
ecosystem
structure
function,
influenced
changes
in
value
services.
activity
intensity
(HAI)
assessment
model,
services
(ESV)
bivariate
spatial
autocorrelation
model
were
used
based
spatiotemporal
evolution
data
towns
along
Yangtze
River
TGRA
1995,
2000,
2005,
2010,
2015,
2020.
At
same
time,
impact
HAI
patterns
was
evaluated
magnitude
influences
ESV
investigated.
findings
demonstrate
following:
(1)
TGRA’s
higher
reaches
are
occupied
by
forested
land,
while
middle
lower
portions
characterized
agricultural
land.
Land
change
reservoir
region
has
mostly
featured
transitions
between
wooded
grassland,
building
during
last
25
years.
Because
differences
natural
geography
administrative
divisions,
throughout
River,
with
Chongqing
Hubei.
By
comparing
validating
Moran
scatter
plots,
it
determined
that
there
is
negative
relationship
activities.
(2)
rose
from
CNY
1017.16
×
108
1995
to
1052.73
2020,
suggesting
policies
converting
farmland
back
into
forests,
eliminating
outdated
production
capacity,
developing
green
industries,
among
ecological
conservation
measures,
effective.
(3)
In
research
area,
effect
coefficient
ranges
−0.02
−0.032
−0.031.
This
represents
correlation
can
preliminarily
judge
degree
ESV.
increase
leads
decrease
services,
clear
two.
low
area
service
section
been
transformed
high
through
years
returning
forest
management
measures
for
sustainable
development.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
143, P. 109335 - 109335
Published: Aug. 22, 2022
A
clear
understanding
the
relation
between
ecological
protection
and
economic
development
provides
new
insight
into
land
use
policies.
Land
trade-offs
synergies
based
on
ecosystem
service
value
(ESV)
is
important
to
regional
sustainable
development.
In
this
study,
we
took
South
China
as
an
example,
assessed
spatial
temporal
changes
of
function
over
20
years,
proposed
a
planning
in
2035
by
socio-ecological
constraints
multiyear
observations.
The
results
showed
that
ESV
acts
downward
trend
from
2000
2020.
water
conservation,
soil
retention,
carbon
sequestration,
habit
quality
synergistic
relationship
with
products
supply.
After
use,
significantly
improved
compared
Finally,
4
zones
strategy
considering
studying
areas
regulate
industrial
configuration.
This
will
maintain
steadily
increasing
until
2035,
meantime
guarantee
security.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
159, P. 111699 - 111699
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
The
ecosystem
services
(ESs)
interactions
of
dryland,
play
a
significant
role
in
maintaining
stability
and
supporting
human
well-being
against
the
backdrop
growing
worldwide
drought.
Nevertheless,
quantitative
evaluation
this
topic
has
been
limited.
Therefore,
we
analyzed
variations
seven
ESs
(livestock
production,
carbon
sequestration,
water
yield,
microclimate
regulation,
soil
conservation,
sandstorm
prevention,
habitat
quality)
from
2000
to
2020
Hunshandak
sandy
land.
Further
utilizing
machine
learning,
discerned
variety
vital
interactions,
alongside
their
fundamental
drivers.
results
showed
that
synergies
are
considered
be
most
crucial
relationships
between
ESs.
Most
trade-offs
have
weakened
space.
Land
use
is
important
factor
restricting
trade-off
intensity
Grassland,
forest,
unused
land
sensitive
changes
relationship
intensity.
NDVI
critical
for
interpreting
thresholds
threshold
less
than
0.3.
Average
annual
precipitation
inflection
points
250,
300,
350,
450
mm,
while
temperature
occurred
at
2.8,
3,
3.5
°C.
Valuable
guidance
dryland
could
provided
by
timely
in-depth
insights
into
socio-ecological
drivers
influence
among
Global Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
51, P. e02891 - e02891
Published: March 11, 2024
Surface
coal
mining
in
semi-arid
regions
has
detrimental
impacts
on
the
structure
and
function
of
surface
ecosystems,
thereby
impeding
attainment
regional
sustainable
development
goals.
Moreover,
impact
climate
change
ecological
restoration
areas
is
an
inevitable
consideration.
To
elucidate
response
ecosystem
services
to
change,
topography,
soil,
vegetation
socioeconomic
development,
this
study
selected
six
large-scale
mines
located
China
as
research
objects.
In
study,
we
aimed
assess
main
(carbon
sequestration,
soil
conservation,
flow
regulation)
provided
by
these
mines.
addition,
analysed
spatial
temporal
evolution
interrelationships
services.
Furthermore,
explored
underlying
mechanisms
between
environmental
factors.
The
results
showed
following:
(1)
Geospatially,
there
was
a
gradual
decrease
carbon
sequestration
regulation
from
northeast
southwest
areas.
However,
conservation
exhibited
upward
trend.
Throughout
period,
rate
displayed
initial
downward
subsequent
trend,
decline
followed
(2)
Change
significant
positive
correlation
(r
=
0.51,
p
<
0.001),
with
strongest
observed
Shengli
Mining
Area
0.64,
0.001).
(3)
Ecosystem
service
changes
were
primarily
driven
conditions
(95.0%),
meteorological
factors
(4.2%).
Three
models
proposed
for
different
based
driver
analyses.
findings
offer
scientific
evidence
that
can
be
used
inform
management,
enhance
security,
promote
Environmental Technology & Innovation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35, P. 103686 - 103686
Published: May 27, 2024
Enhancing
ecosystem
quality
is
a
necessary
part
of
establishing
ecological
civilization.
The
study
requires
the
development
comprehensive
evaluation
indices.
existing
simple
remote
sensing
indices
are
insufficient
for
achieving
and
systematic
quality.
Therefore,
we
constructed
an
index
based
on
landscape
pattern,
stability,
services.
spatiotemporal
dynamics
in
Inner
Mongolia
were
analyzed
over
period
from
2005
to
2020.
Moreover,
geographically
weighted
regression
model
was
used
investigate
factors
influencing
variations
main
results
as
follows.
(1)
spatial
distribution
exhibited
gradual
decline
northeast
southwest.
In
contrast,
temporal
analysis
revealed
general
increase
(2)
Climate
significant
factor
heterogeneity
variability
Socioeconomic
factors,
population
density
livestock
numbers
had
notable
impacts
quality,
respectively.
(3)
Mongolia,
temperature
showed
positive
correlation
northeastern
region,
but
negative
central
western
regions.
findings
offer
valuable
support
local
policymakers
making
informed
decisions
regarding
targeted
management.
Furthermore,
our
provide
governments
with
insights
enhancing
regional
ecosystems
by
taking
into
account
specific
conditions
area.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(20), P. 5173 - 5173
Published: Oct. 16, 2022
Natural
and
socioeconomic
variables
have
an
impact
on
ecosystem
services
(ESs).
The
ESs
trade-offs/synergies
are
informed
by
the
reality
that
same
inputs
varying
impacts
different
ESs.
Changing
scales
time
can
alter
dominant
drivers
biophysical
linkages
of
ESs,
affecting
their
relationships.
Although
it
is
often
assumed
ES
relationships
vary
across
scales,
quantitatively
testing
this
assumption
with
multiple
rare.
Therefore,
study
evaluated
five
key
in
Pearl
River
Delta
(PRD)
from
1990
to
2015.
We
also
employed
a
statistical
approach
investigate
temporal
variations,
scale
dependency,
spatial
heterogeneity
trade-offs
synergies.
results
demonstrated
that:
(1)
PRD’s
synergetic
interaction
among
has
been
steadily
improving
over
time;
(2)
between
dramatically
altered
as
research
increased;
(3)
discovered
soil
conservation
(SC),
carbon
sequestration
(CS),
water
yield
(WY),
habitat
quality
(HQ)
were
primarily
synergistic.
SC,
CS,
WY,
HQ
found
negative
correlations
grain
production.
This
will
strengthen
understanding
changes
for
decision-makers,
which
beneficial
management.