Considering Mountain Micro-Topographic Characteristics in Habitat Quality Assessments and Its Nonlinear Influencing Mechanism
Fang Wang,
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Zhe Li,
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Xiaoya Li
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Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(4), P. 1515 - 1515
Published: Feb. 12, 2025
Optimizing
the
habitat
quality
(HQ)
assessment
and
revealing
its
nonlinear
influence
mechanisms,
particularly
by
considering
mountain
micro-topographic
characteristics,
are
critically
important
for
promoting
sustainable
development
safeguarding
ecological
environment
of
cities.
Taking
Chongqing
main
city
(CMC)
as
study
area,
first,
Geomorphons
algorithm
was
used
to
identify
positions.
On
this
basis,
HQ
InVEST
model
optimized
collecting
multispectral
data
from
UAV,
spatiotemporal
change
trend
analyzed
least-squares
method.
Secondly,
hotspot
analysis
explore
differentiation
on
different
land
use
geomorphological
types.
Finally,
based
generalized
additive
model,
dominant
influencing
factors
were
determined,
their
effects
analyzed.
The
results
showed
following:
(1)
average
CMC
an
increasing
2000
2020.
four
mountains
two
rivers
higher,
while
it
lower
in
central
urban
area.
(2)
hotspots
mainly
distributed
parallel
areas
composed
forests,
grasslands,
waters.
heterogeneity
at
scale
manifested
that
summits
always
HQ.
(3)
influenced
a
range
factors,
including
both
natural
environmental
conditions
socio-economic
drivers,
among
which
normalized
difference
vegetation
index
most
factor.
Language: Английский
Changes in habitat quality and their driving forces in the coastal zone of Hainan Island: Insights from 20 years of research and future projections
Jinlin Lai,
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Qi Shi,
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Jiadong Chen
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Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Elephant habitat modeling in Sai Yok National Park using high-resolution Pléiades data
Landscape and Ecological Engineering,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
Language: Английский
Spatial and Temporal Variations of Habitat Quality and Influencing Factors in Urban Agglomerations on the North Slope of Tianshan Mountains, China
Ran Wang,
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Honglin Zhuang,
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Mengzhen Cheng
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et al.
Land,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 539 - 539
Published: March 5, 2025
The
northern
slope
of
the
Tianshan
Mountains
city
cluster
(NSTM),
as
a
key
urban
agglomeration
for
development
western
China,
has
experienced
rapid
regional
economic
and
high
population
concentration
since
twenty-first
century.
Accompanied
by
increase
in
human
activities
NSTM,
it
significantly
altered
land
use
structure,
leading
to
varying
levels
habitat
disturbance
degradation.
In
this
paper,
based
on
cover
(LULC)
NSTM
from
2000
2020.
InVEST
model
was
employed
assess
quality,
revealing
notable
spatial
temporal
variations.
A
geoprobe
further
explore
drivers
spatially
distributed
pattern
quality
research
region.
results
show
that
(1)
2020,
largely
characterized
grassland,
unused
land,
cropland
terms
use,
with
expansion
construction
land;
(2)
overall
study
area
is
poor,
clear
distribution
south
low
north,
predominance
grades,
trend
decreasing
then
increasing
shown
direction;
(3)
under
influence
urbanization
region,
degradation
degree
shows
distinct
radial
middle
at
edges,
“increase-decrease-increase”
over
time;
(4)
geodetector
altitude
type
have
greatest
indicating
region
primarily
influenced
use.
Language: Английский
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Habitat Quality and Connectivity in Response to Land Use/Cover Change: A Case Study of İzmir
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 2407 - 2407
Published: March 10, 2025
Understanding
the
impacts
of
land
use/land
cover
(LULC)
changes
on
ecological
processes
is
essential
for
addressing
biodiversity
loss,
habitat
fragmentation,
and
climate
change.
This
study
analyzes
effects
LULC
quality
landscape
connectivity
in
İzmir,
Turkey’s
third-largest
city,
using
Integrated
Valuation
Ecosystem
Services
Trade-offs
Habitat
Quality
(InVEST
HQ)
model,
Conefor
2.6
analysis,
Circuitscape
4.0
resistance-based
modeling.
relies
Coordination
Information
Environment
(CORINE)
Land
Cover
data
from
1990
to
2018.
Findings
indicate
that
artificial
surfaces
increased
by
82.5%
(from
19,418
ha
35,443
2018),
primarily
replacing
agricultural
(11,721
converted).
Despite
this
expansion,
high
areas
remained
relatively
stable,
though
fragmentation
intensified,
with
number
patches
rising
469
606
2018,
average
patch
size
decreasing
394.31
297.39
ha.
Connectivity
analysis
highlighted
Mount
Nif
Urla–Çeşme–Karaburun
Peninsula
as
critical
corridors.
However,
resistance
movement
increased,
reducing
likelihood
connectivity-supporting
These
findings
emphasize
importance
integrating
spatial
modeling
approaches
into
urban
planning
conservation
strategies
mitigate
future
loss
fragmentation.
Language: Английский
Characterization and Multi-Scenario Prediction of Habitat Quality Evolution in the Bosten Lake Watershed Based on the InVEST and PLUS Models
Yang Wang,
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Ziyi Sheng,
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Haowei Wang
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et al.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(10), P. 4202 - 4202
Published: May 16, 2024
Habitat
quality
is
an
important
basis
for
human
well-being
and
the
achievement
of
sustainable
development.
Based
on
land-use
data
Bosten
Lake
Basin
in
2000,
2005,
2010,
2015,
2022,
PLUS
InVEST
models
are
applied
this
study
to
predict
analyze
changes
explore
spatial
temporal
evolution
characteristics
region’s
habitat
quality.
Additionally,
we
use
a
geographic
detector
model
reveal
drivers
variation
The
results
show
that:
(1)
Land
dominated
by
grassland
bare
land,
with
area
share
93.21%.
shows
trend
degradation
followed
improvement,
pattern
high
northwest
low
southeast.
(2)
2030
increased
from
2022
all
cases,
mean
0.354
natural
development
scenario,
maximum
0.355
ecological
minimum
0.353
economic
scenario.
(3)
main
affecting
watershed
DEM,
annual
precipitation
(MAP),
GDP
per
capita.
X1∩X4
(0.50)
X4∩X10
(0.51)
interaction
factors
largest
dominant
effect
2010
2020,
respectively.
Language: Английский
Spatiotemporal Evolution of Habitat Quality and Scenario Modeling Prediction in the Tuha Region
Junxia Wang,
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Abudukeyimu Abulizi,
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Yusuyunjiang Mamitimin
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et al.
Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 1005 - 1005
Published: July 7, 2024
In
recent
years,
increasing
urbanization
has
profoundly
impacted
the
quality
of
regional
habitats,
presenting
a
severe
risk
to
ability
region
develop
in
high-quality
manner.
Therefore,
scientific
assessment
features
habitat
(HQ)
evolution
over
time
and
space
prediction
future
trends
changes
HQ
are
great
significance
for
formulation
effective
ecological
protection
policies.
Based
on
five
periods
land
use
cover
(LULC)
data
from
2000
2020,
InVEST
model
was
used
estimate
both
geographical
chronological
Tuha
region,
China.
Spatial
autocorrelation
analysis
methods
were
assess
spatial
aggregation
degradation,
zoning
delineated
conjunction
with
Human
Footprint
Index
(HFI).
results
zoning,
study
predicted
2040
under
three
scenarios:
natural
development
(ND),
preservation
(EP),
urban
(UD)
by
applying
Patch-Generating
Land
Use
Simulation
(PLUS)
model.
The
demonstrated
that
(1)
exhibited
downward
trend,
proportion
low
83.63%
84.24%.
Spatially,
high
is
mainly
concentrated
Tianshan
Mountains.
From
Moran
index
decreased
0.967
0.959,
while
degradation
declined
0.805
0.780.
exhibit
significant
aggregation,
degree
increased
incrementally.
(2)
human
activities
area
continuously
district
counties.
(HFI)
0.66%
1.32%,
medium
HFI
3.13%
7.46%.
(3)
expansion
urbanized
exacerbated
degradation.
EP
scenario
higher
than
ND
UD
scenario.
show
more
conducive
sustainable
region.
can
provide
basis
management
area.
Language: Английский
How to Achieve the Ecological Sustainability Goal of Ecologically Fragile Areas on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A Multi-Scenario Simulation of Lanzhou-Xining Urban Agglomerations
Zhaoguo Gong,
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Wei Liu,
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Jing Guo
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et al.
Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(11), P. 1730 - 1730
Published: Oct. 22, 2024
The
future
of
the
ecologically
fragile
areas
on
Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau
(QTP)
is
a
matter
concern.
With
implementation
Western
Development
Strategy,
Lanzhou-Xining
Urban
Agglomeration
(LXUA)
has
encountered
conflicts
and
compromises
between
urban
expansion,
ecological
protection,
farmland
protection
policies
in
rapid
development
past
2
decades.
These
deeply
affect
land
use
layout,
making
sustainable
QTP
complex
urgent
issue.
Exploring
impact
different
policy-led
patterns
regional
ecosystem
services
great
significance
for
formulation
relevant
policies.
Following
logical
main
line
“history-present-future”,
Patch-level
Land
Use
Simulation
(PLUS)
model,
which
explores
potential
factors
historical
use,
Integrated
Valuation
Ecosystem
Services
Trade-offs
(InVEST)
model
were
used
to
construct
three
scenarios
modernization
stage
2031
dominated
by
this
study.
include
Business-as-Usual
Scenario
(BS),
Cropland
Protection
(CP),
Ecological
(EP).
study
analyzed
predicted
changes
LXUA
from
2001
assessed
carbon
storage,
habitat
quality
at
time
points,
water
yield
2021.
results
indicated
that
2021
reflect
impacts
among
policies,
cropland
preservation
In
2031,
construction
continues
increase
under
all
scenarios,
expanding
northwards
around
Lanzhou,
consistent
with
actual
“northward
expansion”
trend
Lanzhou
City.
Changes
other
uses
are
directions
guided
policy.
By
storage
decline
highest
values
observed
EP
scenario,
lowest
BS
CP
scenario.
Regarding
yield,
primarily
relies
alpine
snowmelt,
overlapping
high
evapotranspiration
areas.
Based
assessment
services,
delineation
red
lines,
improvement
proposed.
findings
recommendations
can
provide
scientific
basis
policy
makers
planning
managers
future.
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Construction of Green Space Ecological Network in Xiongan New Area Based on the MSPA–InVEST–MCR Model
Applied Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(22), P. 10760 - 10760
Published: Nov. 20, 2024
With
the
rapid
pace
of
urbanization,
integrity
and
connectivity
ecosystems
are
under
serious
threat,
making
biodiversity
conservation
a
top
priority.
We
use
Xiongan
New
Area
in
China
as
case
study
to
explore
significance
application
constructing
urban
ecological
networks
development
new
cities.
This
systematically
applied
categorization
green
space
systems
using
remote
sensing
technology;
MSPA
was
used
identify
key
landscape
patches;
InVEST
employed
assess
habitat
quality;
potential
corridors
were
established
minimum
cumulative
resistance
model
(MCR).
Moreover,
targeted
recommendations
for
optimizing
spaces
put
forward.
The
findings
demonstrate
that
has
significant
needs
network
construction,
it
faces
issue
fragmentation.
research
highlights
developing
within
planning
proposes
optimization
strategies
tailored
these
networks.
objective
is
offer
scientific
guidance
design
emerging
cities,
such
Area,
facilitate
alignment
integration
preservation
efforts
with
expansion,
ultimately
achieving
sustainable
goal
harmonious
coexistence
between
environment
areas.
Language: Английский