Association between ecological risks and ecosystem services in an urban agglomeration in arid China
Rapid urbanization leads to changes in ecosystem services and may exacerbate ecological risks. Clarifying the relationship between these two factors in a specific context is essential to explore the integrated management model and achieve sustainable regional development. However, previous studies m...
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| author | Shiwen Huang Shiwen Huang Wei Song Wei Song He Gao Congjie Cao Junfang Li Bo Liu Hao Yu Shuchang Li Xi Wei Shuangqing Sheng |
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| description | Rapid urbanization leads to changes in ecosystem services and may exacerbate ecological risks. Clarifying the relationship between these two factors in a specific context is essential to explore the integrated management model and achieve sustainable regional development. However, previous studies mainly lack an integrated analysis, fail to clearly explain the mechanism of ecosystem change, and can neither support landscape ecological security construction nor spatial planning and management. This study, using the urban agglomeration on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains (UANSTM) as an example, applied multi-source data from 2010 to 2020, investigated the changes and relationships between ecological risks and ecosystem services, and proposes an assessment framework. The total ecosystem services (TES) of the studied agglomeration showed a decreasing trend, with an overall loss of 0.43%. Corresponding to the decrease of ecosystem services, the ecological risk was higher in the south and north of the UANSTM and lower in the northwestern, central, and eastern regions. The proportion of ecological high-risk areas was expanding. The key to the relationship between ecological risks and ecosystem services is the change in hydrological conditions. Therefore, we suggest that the UANSTM actively transforms the development and use mode of water resources and coordinates their allocation, aiming to reduce regional ecological risks and optimize the pattern of ecosystem services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c70008c028d84b24a37d8c3ce857662b2023-01-20T04:51:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2023-01-011010.3389/fenvs.2022.11010801101080Association between ecological risks and ecosystem services in an urban agglomeration in arid ChinaShiwen Huang0Shiwen Huang1Wei Song2Wei Song3He Gao4Congjie Cao5Junfang Li6Bo Liu7Hao Yu8Shuchang Li9Xi Wei10Shuangqing Sheng11Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaHebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Urban-Rural Integration Development, Shijiazhuang, ChinaKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaRapid urbanization leads to changes in ecosystem services and may exacerbate ecological risks. Clarifying the relationship between these two factors in a specific context is essential to explore the integrated management model and achieve sustainable regional development. However, previous studies mainly lack an integrated analysis, fail to clearly explain the mechanism of ecosystem change, and can neither support landscape ecological security construction nor spatial planning and management. This study, using the urban agglomeration on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains (UANSTM) as an example, applied multi-source data from 2010 to 2020, investigated the changes and relationships between ecological risks and ecosystem services, and proposes an assessment framework. The total ecosystem services (TES) of the studied agglomeration showed a decreasing trend, with an overall loss of 0.43%. Corresponding to the decrease of ecosystem services, the ecological risk was higher in the south and north of the UANSTM and lower in the northwestern, central, and eastern regions. The proportion of ecological high-risk areas was expanding. The key to the relationship between ecological risks and ecosystem services is the change in hydrological conditions. Therefore, we suggest that the UANSTM actively transforms the development and use mode of water resources and coordinates their allocation, aiming to reduce regional ecological risks and optimize the pattern of ecosystem services.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1101080/fullarid areaassociation and responseecological riskecosystem serviceUANSTMChina |
| spellingShingle | Shiwen Huang Shiwen Huang Wei Song Wei Song He Gao Congjie Cao Junfang Li Bo Liu Hao Yu Shuchang Li Xi Wei Shuangqing Sheng Association between ecological risks and ecosystem services in an urban agglomeration in arid China Frontiers in Environmental Science arid area association and response ecological risk ecosystem service UANSTM China |
| title | Association between ecological risks and ecosystem services in an urban agglomeration in arid China |
| title_full | Association between ecological risks and ecosystem services in an urban agglomeration in arid China |
| title_fullStr | Association between ecological risks and ecosystem services in an urban agglomeration in arid China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between ecological risks and ecosystem services in an urban agglomeration in arid China |
| title_short | Association between ecological risks and ecosystem services in an urban agglomeration in arid China |
| title_sort | association between ecological risks and ecosystem services in an urban agglomeration in arid china |
| topic | arid area association and response ecological risk ecosystem service UANSTM China |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1101080/full |
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