Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(22), P. 16012 - 16012
Published: Nov. 16, 2023
Exploring
the
spatiotemporal
distribution
and
interrelationships
among
water-related
ecosystem
services
(WESs)
conducting
ecological
management
zoning
are
crucial
for
regional
sustainable
development.
Taking
Xiangjiang
River
Basin
(XJRB)
as
an
example,
this
study
first
quantified
three
primary
WESs,
including
water
conservation,
soil
retention,
purification,
from
2000
to
2020.
Second,
variation
in
WESs
were
analyzed
using
global
local
bivariate
spatial
autocorrelation.
Third,
a
rule
was
constructed
divide
watershed
into
eight
secondary
zones.
The
results
indicate
strong
consistency
changes
throughout
period
2020
XJRB.
Precipitation
patterns
urban
expansion
factors
affecting
alterations
WESs.
Spatial
heterogeneity
dependence
evident
across
these
services.
Both
trade-offs
synergies
observed
with
playing
dominant
role.
Positive
occurred
primarily
woodlands
grasslands,
while
negative
cultivated
land,
areas,
construction
land.
Three
zones,
core
general
restoration
delineated
at
grid
country
scales
according
aggregation
properties
of
Ecological
strategies
proposed
different
These
findings
can
offer
valuable
insights
policy
makers
land
use
planning
within
XJRB,
facilitate
similar
endeavors
other
regions.
Forests,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(9), P. 1547 - 1547
Published: Sept. 2, 2024
The
Henan
Yellow
River
Basin
is
an
ecological
support
belt
for
the
entire
basin.
It
holds
a
significant
position
in
high-quality
development
and
conservation
within
Basin.
However,
due
to
improper
activities,
such
as
urban
expansion
deforestation
of
farmland,
certain
areas
region
have
encountered
series
issues,
posing
challenges
ecosystem
services.
scientific
foundation
sustainable
environment
established
by
research
on
evolution
characteristics
driving
factors
service
functions.
This
study
focuses
Basin,
introducing
remote
sensing
data
biomass
data,
assessing
spatiotemporal
variations
InVEST
model—including
carbon
stock,
water
yield,
soil
conservation—from
2000
2020.
analyzes
functions
different
land
use
types.
employs
Geodetector
identify
dominant
behind
changes
these
based
improved
model
evaluated
results.
findings
reveal
that
from
2020,
total
stock
increased
1.86%,
per
unit
area
rose
1.81%,
spatial
distribution
remained
largely
stable.
high-value
regions
were
clustered
west
part
north,
primarily
consisting
forest
land.
Carbon
capacity
other
regions,
mainly
farmland
construction
land,
was
poor,
with
having
strongest
sequestration
capacity,
followed
grassland.
Total
yield
decreased
20.08%,
20.03%,
closely
following
trend
precipitation
distribution.
south,
farmland.
amount
19.96%,
19.93%,
patterns
similar
those
yield.
concentrated
southwestern
northern
forested
while
weaker.
divergence
most
influenced
population
density,
precipitation,
slope.
In
conclusion,
during
period,
storage
increased,
decline
highlighted
critical
issues
region.
These
indicate
need
targeted
measures
strategies
address
services
mitigate
adverse
environmental
impacts,
ensuring
long-term
health
region’s
ecosystems.
offers
in-depth
understanding
differentiation
their
factors,
enabling
precise
assessment
regional
services,
providing
theoretical
formulating
effective
policies.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
20(3), P. e0319540 - e0319540
Published: March 20, 2025
Under
the
increasing
pressure
of
global
climate
change,
water
conservation
(WC)
in
semi-arid
regions
is
experiencing
unprecedented
levels
stress.
WC
involves
complex,
nonlinear
interactions
among
ecosystem
components
like
vegetation,
soil
structure,
and
topography,
complicating
research.
This
study
introduces
a
novel
approach
combining
InVEST
modeling,
spatiotemporal
transfer
Water
Conservation
Reserves
(WCR),
deep
learning
to
uncover
regional
patterns
driving
mechanisms.
The
model
evaluates
Xiong’an
New
Area’s
characteristics
from
2000
2020,
showing
74%
average
increase
depth
with
an
inverted
“V”
spatial
distribution.
Spatiotemporal
analysis
identifies
temporal
changes,
WCR
land
use,
key
protection
areas,
revealing
that
Area
primarily
shifts
lowest
areas
lower
areas.
potential
enhancement
are
concentrated
northern
region.
Deep
quantifies
data
complexity,
highlighting
critical
factors
precipitation,
drought
influencing
WC.
detailed
enables
development
personalized
zones
strategies,
offering
new
insights
into
managing
complex
data.
Diversity,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(5), P. 265 - 265
Published: April 30, 2024
The
protection
of
ecological
systems
is
currently
a
trending
topic.
Numerous
countries
have
implemented
various
measures
to
safeguard
ecosystems.
Evaluating
the
effectiveness
regional
and
cooperative
conservation
paramount
importance.
In
this
paper,
Hainan
Island,
China,
was
taken
as
an
example
construct
evaluation
framework
ecosystem
change
characteristics
effects
different
types
protected
areas.
way,
study
evaluated
status
important
areas
collaborative
management
control,
it
discussed
changes
in
effects.
results
revealed
following.
(1)
Important
occupy
large
proportion
natural
space,
reaching
76.33%,
more
than
twice
space
on
Island.
past
20
years,
retention
rate
has
increased
by
0.57%.
(2)
contribution
excellent-quality
good-quality
ecosystems
greatest,
accounting
for
82.65%
whole
island.
ec7osystem
quality
improved
80%
high
96.75%
these
areas,
their
Island
44.29%,
while
only
account
about
38%.
(3)
services
become
stable
years.
all
53.22%.
general,
service
function
tends
be
stable.
Different
effectively
with
mechanisms.
Water,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(15), P. 2185 - 2185
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
Understanding
the
dynamics
of
water
bodies
is
crucial
for
managing
resources
and
protecting
ecosystems,
especially
in
regions
prone
to
climatic
extremes.
The
Tumen
River
Basin,
a
transboundary
area
Northeast
Asia,
has
seen
significant
body
changes
influenced
by
natural
anthropogenic
factors.
Using
Landsat
8
Sentinel-1
data
on
Google
Earth
Engine,
we
systematically
analyzed
spatiotemporal
variations
drivers
this
basin
from
2015
2023.
extraction
process
demonstrated
high
accuracy,
with
overall
precision
rates
95.75%
98.25%
Sentinel-1.
Despite
observed
annual
fluctuations,
exhibited
an
increasing
trend,
notably
peaking
2016
due
extraordinary
flood
event.
Emerging
Hot
Spot
Analysis
revealed
upstream
areas
as
declining
cold
spots
downstream
hot
spots,
artificial
showing
growth
trend.
Utilizing
Random
Forest
Regression,
key
factors
such
precipitation,
potential
evaporation,
population
density,
bare
land,
wetlands
were
identified,
accounting
approximately
81.9–85.3%
area.
During
anomalous
period
June
September
2016,
Geographically
Weighted
Regression
(GWR)
model
underscored
predominant
influence
density
at
sub-basin
scale.
These
findings
provide
critical
insights
strategic
resource
management
environmental
conservation
Basin.
Diversity,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(10), P. 638 - 638
Published: Oct. 14, 2024
Precisely
delineating
the
spatiotemporal
heterogeneity
of
water
conservation
services
function
(WCF)
holds
paramount
importance
for
watershed
management.
However,
existing
assessment
techniques
exhibit
common
limitations,
such
as
utilizing
only
multi-year
average
values
spatial
changes
and
relying
solely
on
temporal
changes.
Moreover,
traditional
research
does
not
encompass
all
WCF
at
each
time
step
grid,
hindering
quantitative
analysis
in
WCF.
This
study
addresses
these
limitations
by
an
improved
balance
model
based
ecosystem
type
soil
(ESM-WBM)
employing
EFAST
Sobol’
method
parameter
sensitivity
analysis.
Furthermore,
a
space–time
cube
WCF,
constructed
using
remote-sensing
data,
is
further
explored
Emerging
Hot
Spot
Analysis
expression
heterogeneity.
Additionally,
this
investigates
impact
two
core
parameters:
neighborhood
distance
relationship
conceptualization
type.
The
results
reveal
that
(1)
ESM-WBM
demonstrates
high
toward
types
facilitating
accurate
impacts
pattern
alterations
WCF;
(2)
EHSA
categorizes
into
17
patterns,
which
turn
allows
adjustments
to
ecological
compensation
policies
related
areas
pattern;
(3)
relationships
significantly
EHSA.
In
conclusion,
offers
references
analyzing
providing
theoretical
foundation
regional
resource
management
restoration
with
tailored
strategies.
