Stress analysis of coal mining sites on Shandong Province’s critical ecological space in the Yellow River Basin, China

By creating a Spatial Stress Index, the study determines the Critical Ecological Space (CES) and assesses the stress that coal mining areas place on it. With those to the west of the Yellow River often being lower than those to the east, the total ecosystem service functions are at a medium to high...

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Main Authors: Wenting Dai, Yugang Yang, Yunpeng Li, Fei Xie, Libing Wang, Jihong Dong, Ming Zhong, Xia Wu, Aiping Zeng, Hui Zhang
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27669645.2025.2468600
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Xia Wu
Aiping Zeng
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description By creating a Spatial Stress Index, the study determines the Critical Ecological Space (CES) and assesses the stress that coal mining areas place on it. With those to the west of the Yellow River often being lower than those to the east, the total ecosystem service functions are at a medium to high level. A crucial component of the ecosystem’s service function is the retention of water. The sensitivity of the ecosystem as a whole is low. The eastern section of the Yellow River in Shandong has ecosystems that are noticeably more sensitive to changes in the environment than the western section. 50.95% of the overall land in the Yellow River Basin is made up of the CES area of the Shandong Section. The regional distribution of ‘highly sensitive’ and ‘extremely sensitive’ areas is closely associated with the spatial distribution of bottom-line ecological space, which is more concentrated. The Shandong Section of the Yellow River Basin has relatively low levels of ecosystem service function importance, ecological sensitivity, and CES due to coal mining. The bottom-line CES has the lowest stress index, but it is also the most sensitive and plays a crucial role in the ecological environment.
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spelling doaj-art-3879a7954dda41fb969d537bd77237f02025-08-20T03:48:13ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAll Earth2766-96452025-12-0137111110.1080/27669645.2025.2468600Stress analysis of coal mining sites on Shandong Province’s critical ecological space in the Yellow River Basin, ChinaWenting Dai0Yugang Yang1Yunpeng Li2Fei Xie3Libing Wang4Jihong Dong5Ming Zhong6Xia Wu7Aiping Zeng8Hui Zhang9School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, ChinaSurveying and Mapping Engineering Technology Department, Geophysical Prospecting and Surveying Team of Shandong Bureau of Coal Geology, Jinan, ChinaNatural Resources and Land Department, Jinan Geotechnical Investigation and Surveying Institute, Jinan, ChinaSurveying and Mapping Technology Department, Land Surveying and Mapping Institute of Shandong Province, Jinan, ChinaSchool of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, ChinaSchool of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, ChinaSurveying and Mapping Engineering Technology Department, Geophysical Prospecting and Surveying Team of Shandong Bureau of Coal Geology, Jinan, ChinaSurveying and Mapping Engineering Technology Department, Geophysical Prospecting and Surveying Team of Shandong Bureau of Coal Geology, Jinan, ChinaSurveying and Mapping Engineering Technology Department, Geophysical Prospecting and Surveying Team of Shandong Bureau of Coal Geology, Jinan, ChinaSurveying and Mapping Engineering Technology Department, Geophysical Prospecting and Surveying Team of Shandong Bureau of Coal Geology, Jinan, ChinaBy creating a Spatial Stress Index, the study determines the Critical Ecological Space (CES) and assesses the stress that coal mining areas place on it. With those to the west of the Yellow River often being lower than those to the east, the total ecosystem service functions are at a medium to high level. A crucial component of the ecosystem’s service function is the retention of water. The sensitivity of the ecosystem as a whole is low. The eastern section of the Yellow River in Shandong has ecosystems that are noticeably more sensitive to changes in the environment than the western section. 50.95% of the overall land in the Yellow River Basin is made up of the CES area of the Shandong Section. The regional distribution of ‘highly sensitive’ and ‘extremely sensitive’ areas is closely associated with the spatial distribution of bottom-line ecological space, which is more concentrated. The Shandong Section of the Yellow River Basin has relatively low levels of ecosystem service function importance, ecological sensitivity, and CES due to coal mining. The bottom-line CES has the lowest stress index, but it is also the most sensitive and plays a crucial role in the ecological environment.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27669645.2025.2468600Shandong section in the Yellow River Basincritical ecological space (CES)ecosystem service functioncoal mining areaspatial stress
spellingShingle Wenting Dai
Yugang Yang
Yunpeng Li
Fei Xie
Libing Wang
Jihong Dong
Ming Zhong
Xia Wu
Aiping Zeng
Hui Zhang
Stress analysis of coal mining sites on Shandong Province’s critical ecological space in the Yellow River Basin, China
All Earth
Shandong section in the Yellow River Basin
critical ecological space (CES)
ecosystem service function
coal mining area
spatial stress
title Stress analysis of coal mining sites on Shandong Province’s critical ecological space in the Yellow River Basin, China
title_full Stress analysis of coal mining sites on Shandong Province’s critical ecological space in the Yellow River Basin, China
title_fullStr Stress analysis of coal mining sites on Shandong Province’s critical ecological space in the Yellow River Basin, China
title_full_unstemmed Stress analysis of coal mining sites on Shandong Province’s critical ecological space in the Yellow River Basin, China
title_short Stress analysis of coal mining sites on Shandong Province’s critical ecological space in the Yellow River Basin, China
title_sort stress analysis of coal mining sites on shandong province s critical ecological space in the yellow river basin china
topic Shandong section in the Yellow River Basin
critical ecological space (CES)
ecosystem service function
coal mining area
spatial stress
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27669645.2025.2468600
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