Effects of the Loess Plateau on Habitat Quality of the West Qinling Mountains, China
Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(5)
Published: May 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
West
Qinling
Mountains
is
the
western
extension
of
Mountains,
geographic
demarcation
line
between
north
and
south
China.
Under
control
Loess
Plateau,
northern
part
has
obvious
transitional
features
in
terms
topography,
climate,
soil,
vegetation.
In
order
to
explore
effects
Plateau
on
habitat
quality
(HQ)
we
selected
five
typical
counties
with
different
percentages
area
based
geomorphic
types,
water
system,
vegetation
zone,
elevation,
analyzed
spatial
temporal
differentiation
characteristics
HQ
their
influence
mechanisms
help
InVEST
model
geographical
detector
(GD)
model.
results
showed
that:
(1)
From
2000
2020,
cultivated
land
continued
decrease,
while
constructed
increase.
three
regions
a
decreasing
trend
an
increasing
forest
as
within
region
decreases.
Transition
Zone
increase
construction
county
(2)
changes
bipolar
sharpening
phenomenon.
moderately
low
grade
high
(3)
mean
first
then
decreasing.
Zone,
three‐level
gradient
low,
medium,
high.
generally
distribution
south,
was
mainly
distributed
north.
formation
this
verified
that
ecological
environment
had
influenced
Mountains.
(4)
Land
use
intensity
(LUI)
population
density
were
dominant
factors
causing
regions,
NDVI
NPP
have
always
played
key
role
variation
synergistic
enhancement
effect
various
promotes
change
regional
HQ.
Language: Английский
Assessing the spatiotemporal characteristics and driving factors of habitat quality in sustainable development demonstration zones: a case study of Guilin City, China
Jian Zhong Xu,
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Deqin Fan,
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Fangzhen Wang
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et al.
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: April 24, 2025
Guilin
City,
located
in
a
typical
karst
landform
area
China,
is
one
of
the
sustainable
development
demonstration
zones.
Evaluating
habitat
quality
City
and
exploring
its
driving
factors
are
helpful
formulating
effective
measures
for
development.
Based
on
Integrated
Valuation
Ecosystem
Servicesand
Tradeoffs
(InVEST)
model
combined
methods
such
as
spatial
autocorrelation
analysis,
Geographical
detector
Geographically
weighted
regression
(GWR)
model,
this
study
evaluated
from
2001
to
2022.
The
also
analyzed
spatiotemporal
characteristics
their
possible
factors.
results
indicate
that:
(1)
average
was
0.59,
with
47.98%
classified
having
good
or
excellent
quality;
however,
has
shown
downward
trend
over
past
22
years.
(2)
Moran’s
I
values
were
all
greater
than
0.8,
indicating
significant
positive
correlation
clustering.
Among
these,
low–low
aggregation
regions
largest,
whereas
high–high
showed
most
decrease.
(3)
Elevation
factor
affecting
differentiation
Guilin.
interactions
between
various
stronger
those
any
single
factor,
exhibiting
dual-factor
enhancement
effect.
This
highlights
complexity
comprehensive
impact
multiple
changes
provides
scientific
basis
policy
recommendations
ecological
protection
within
national
agenda’s
innovative
Language: Английский
Research on optimization of ecosystem service function in mudslide disaster area by landscape ecological engineering technology
Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Abstract
At
present,
the
prevention
and
control
of
mudslide
disasters
are
mainly
based
on
geotechnical
engineering
measures,
supplemented
by
landscape
ecological
ignoring
important
role
in
management.
In
this
paper,
Bailong
River
Basin
is
taken
as
main
research
object
at
macro
scale,
municipal
districts
along
route
typical
disaster
area
meso
micro
scales.
The
InVEST
model
was
utilized
to
evaluate
service
functions
each
land
pinpoint
sensitive
areas
that
influencing
evolution
functions.
quantitative
regulation
for
integrated
planning
proposed
from
perspective
mitigation
through
technology.
Combined
with
successful
case
Region
X,
it
found
AWMSI
index
region
increased
56.78
79.03
during
period,
diversity
patches
within
enhanced,
which
favorable
species
exchange
biodiversity
conservation.
mean
value
Habitat
Quality
Index
(HQI)
0.6147
0.6579,
overall
level
habitat
quality
improved.
annual
growth
rate
MPI
0.0002
a
slow
rate,
but
significantly
further
increase
restoration
years.
study's
findings
can
be
scientific
basis
also
serve
reference
mudflow
basins
high
activity.
Language: Английский