Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(6), С. 2407 - 2407

Опубликована: Март 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.

Язык: Английский