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Construction of Ecological Security Pattern Based on Ecosystem Services, Sensitivity, Connectivity, and Resistance—A Case Study in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain

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  • Zhuo Li

    (College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China)

  • Jiachen Liu

    (College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China)

  • Rongqiang Ma

    (Shandong Provincial Territorial Spatial Ecological Restoration Center, Jinan 250010, China)

  • Wenhui Xie

    (Shandong Provincial Territorial Spatial Ecological Restoration Center, Jinan 250010, China)

  • Xiaoyu Zhao

    (College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China)

  • Zhaohai Wang

    (College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China)

  • Baolei Zhang

    (College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China)

  • Le Yin

    (College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China)

Abstract

Constructing an ecological security pattern (ESP) is an effective measure to solve current regional ecological problems, alleviate the contradiction between rapid urbanization and ecological protection, and provide an important spatial path for effective management of regional ecosystems. This study integrated the importance of ecosystem services, ecological sensitivity, landscape connectivity, and ecological resistance, and constructed ESP in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain using analytical hierarchy process (AHP), minimum cumulative model (MCR), and gravity model. A total of 13 ecological sources, 52 ecological corridors (22 first-level corridors, 9 s-level corridors, and 21 third-level corridors), and 201 ecological nodes were identified. The ecological sources were mainly distributed around the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, and the ecological corridors showed a circular distribution, while the ecological nodes were mainly distributed at the intersection of several ecological corridors. In addition, the built-up land in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain increased by 40% in the past 20 years, posing a serious threat to ecological sources and corridors, especially ecological sources adjacent to cities such as Beijing, Jinan, and Qingdao, as well as ecological corridors crossing urban areas such as Beijing, Tianjin, and Zhengzhou. The methodological system of regional ESP constructed in this study can provide theoretical foundations and methodological support for the construction of ESP and the implementation of ecological protection in other regions.

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  • Zhuo Li & Jiachen Liu & Rongqiang Ma & Wenhui Xie & Xiaoyu Zhao & Zhaohai Wang & Baolei Zhang & Le Yin, 2024. "Construction of Ecological Security Pattern Based on Ecosystem Services, Sensitivity, Connectivity, and Resistance—A Case Study in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-18, December.
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