Impacts of Landscape Patterns on Ecosystem Services Value: A Multiscale Buffer Gradient Analysis Approach

In recent decades, substantial changes have occurred in the spatial structure and form of landscapes in metropolises; these have greatly impacted ecosystem provision capacities. Clarifying the impact mechanism of landscape patterns on ecosystem services can provide insights into regional ecological conservation and sustainable development measures. Although previous studies have explored the impacts of landscape patterns on ecosystem services at multiple scales, few studies have been conducted using the buffer gradient analysis approach. Using land-use/cover change data, this study measured the evolution of spatiotemporal features of landscape patterns and ecosystem services value (ESV) with 1, 2, and 3 km buffer-zone scales in Wuhan, China. Econometric models were then used to analyze the impacts of landscape patterns on ecosystem services at different buffer-zone scales. The results demonstrated that rapid urbanization in Wuhan has led to significant changes in landscape patterns, and the landscape pattern metrics exhibited significant spatial heterogeneity. The ESV in Wuhan exhibited a steady decline during the study period. Hydrological regulations and waste treatment functions contributed to the largest proportion of ESV, and raw material production functions contributed to the lowest proportion. Landscape pattern metrics exerted a significant influence on ESV; however, this influence varied greatly. The results of this study provide a new understanding of the influence mechanism of landscape patterns on ecosystem services at 1, 2, and 3 km buffer-zone scales. These findings are critical for facilitating landscape planning and regional sustainable development.

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Identifying the Impact of Landscape Pattern on Ecosystem Services in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River Urban Agglomerations, China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17145063 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (14) ◽

pp. 5063

Author(s):

Luwen Liu ◽

Xingrong Chen ◽

Wanxu Chen ◽

Xinyue Ye

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Landscape Pattern ◽

Yangtze River ◽

Landscape Planning ◽

Landscape Patterns ◽

Cultivated Land ◽

Landscape Pattern Metrics ◽

Urban Agglomerations ◽

Pattern Metrics ◽

The Impact

Clarifying the impact mechanisms of landscape patterns on ecosystem services is highly important for effective ecosystem protection, policymaking, and landscape planning. However, previous literature lacks knowledge about the impact mechanisms of landscape patterns on ecosystem services from a spatial perspective. Thus, this study measured landscape patterns and the ecosystem services value (ESV) using a series of landscape pattern metrics and an improved benefit transfer method based on land-use data from 2015. It explores the impact mechanisms of the landscape pattern metrics on the ESV using the ordinary least-squares method and spatial regression models in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River Urban Agglomerations (MRYRUA), China. We found that forestland was the main landscape type in the MRYRUA, followed by cultivated land, and the fragmentation degree of cultivated land was significantly higher than that of forestland. The findings demonstrate that landscape pattern metrics had a significant impact on ecosystem services, but could vary greatly. Moreover, ecosystem services in the MRYRUA exhibited significant spatial spillover effects and cross-regional collaborative governance was an effective means of landscape planning. This paper acts as a scientific reference and effective guidance for landscape planning and regional ecosystem conservation in MRYRUA and other similarly fast-growing urban agglomerations.

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Effects of topographic attributes on landscape pattern metrics based on redundancy ordination gradient analysis

Landscape and Ecological Engineering ◽

10.1007/s11355-016-0322-6 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 67-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Zhiming Zhang ◽

John Aloysius Zinda ◽

Zijiang Yang ◽

Mei Yin ◽

Xiaokun Ou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Landscape Pattern ◽

Gradient Analysis ◽

Landscape Pattern Metrics ◽

Pattern Metrics ◽

Topographic Attributes

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Landscape pattern change and its impacts on the ecosystem services value in southern Jiangxi Province

Acta Ecologica Sinica ◽

10.5846/stxb202006171584 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 41 (15) ◽

Author(s):

郑博福，黄琼瑶，陶林，谢泽阳，艾彪，朱元皓，朱锦奇 ZHEN Bofu

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Landscape Pattern ◽

Jiangxi Province ◽

Ecosystem Services Value ◽

Pattern Change ◽

Southern Jiangxi Province

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Identifying Landscape Pattern Metrics for the Hani Terrace in Yunnan, China

Journal of Resources and Ecology ◽

10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2013.03.004 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 212-219 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Xu Yuantao ◽

Min Qingwen ◽

Yuan Zheng ◽

Bai Yanying ◽

Sun Yehong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Landscape Pattern ◽

Landscape Pattern Metrics ◽

Pattern Metrics

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Changes of Ecosystem Services and Landscape Patterns in Mountainous Areas: A Case Study in the Mentougou District in Beijing

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10103689 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 3689

Author(s):

Yang Yi ◽

Mingchang Shi ◽

Chunjiang Liu ◽

Bin Wang ◽

Hongzhang Kang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Retention Rate ◽

Landscape Patterns ◽

Vegetation Coverage ◽

Water Yield ◽

Mountainous Areas ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Land Use Types

Land use types have been strongly modified across mountainous areas. This has substantially altered the patterns and processes of ecosystems and the components of ecosystem services (ESs), and could in turn impact the sustainable development. In the mountainous Mentougou district of Beijing, we explored the changes in land use type (cropland, orchard, forested land, scrubland, grassland, bare land, water bodies, wasteland and built-up land), landscape patterns and ESs as well as their interactions during the past 30 years (1985–2014). The ESs included water yield (WY), carbon stocks (CS) and soil retention rate (SR). The results showed that 23.65% of the land use changed and the wasteland decreased by 80.87%. As for ESs, WY decreased by 47.32% since the year 2000, probably due to the increases in temperature and evapotranspiration. Although the decrease of forested land led to the decrease of CS, the increase of vegetation coverage improved SR. CS decreased by 0.99%from 1990 to 2014, and SR increased by 1.38% from 1985 to 2014. Landscape patterns became fragmented and dispersed, and MPS and CS, SHDI and SR were significantly negatively correlated. IJI and CS was positively correlated. This indicated that landscape patterns were highly correlated with ESs. In order to maintain the sustainable development of ESs, we should not only plan land use types, but also consider the rationality of landscape patterns.

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