Integrating ecosystem services and landscape connectivity into the optimization of ecological security pattern: a case study of the Pearl River Delta, China.
| Title: | Integrating ecosystem services and landscape connectivity into the optimization of ecological security pattern: a case study of the Pearl River Delta, China. |
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| Authors: | Wang S; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.; Wu M; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.; Shenzhen Degree of Freedom Sci-Tech Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, 518116, China.; Hu M; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Remote Sensing (AGRIRS), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.; Xia B; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China. xiabch@mail.sysu.edu.cn. |
| Source: | Environmental science and pollution research international [Environ Sci Pollut Res Int] 2022 Oct; Vol. 29 (50), pp. 76051-76065. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 04. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 9441769 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1614-7499 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09441344 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: : Berlin : Springer; Original Publication: Landsberg, Germany : Ecomed |
| MeSH Terms: | Ecosystem* ; Rivers*; China ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Forests |
| Abstract: | The ecological security pattern (ESP) focuses on key ecological elements in ecosystems by identifying, combining, and evaluating these elements. This study attempts to identify the ESP of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) and provide suggestions for optimization. Ecosystem services were calculated and applied to construct the ecological resistance surface; morphological spatial pattern analysis (MSPA) and landscape connectivity analysis were used to identify ecological sources; and minimum cumulative resistance (MCR) model was applied to extract ecological corridors and ecological nodes. The results show that during 1995 to 2015, the main landscape transformation occurred between forest, cropland, and urban land, and the location of the transformation was mainly in the central part of the study area. Regarding the ESP, the average resistance value increased from 0.30 to 0.33; the area of ecological sources decreased by 5.12%; the ratio of total cumulative resistance to the length of the corridors increased by 14.82%; and the number of ecological nodes increased from 71 to 99. For the ESP optimization, based on the correction of the resistance surface, 1348 km blue corridors and 61 blue nodes were extracted. Based on hot spot analysis, nine stepping stones were identified. This optimization compensates for the lack of ecological elements in the center of the study area, enhances weaker corridors, and improves the connectivity of the ESP, thus making the ESP more stable and complete. The ESP constructed and optimized in this paper holds great significance and serves as a valuable reference for ecological protection and environmental management.; (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.) |
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| Grant Information: | 2016YFC0502803 Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Ecological corridors; Ecological security pattern; Ecological sources; Ecosystem services; Landscape transformation |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20220606 Date Completed: 20221013 Latest Revision: 20221013 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-022-20897-5 |
| PMID: | 35665456 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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