Delineating Ecological Functional Zones and Grades for Multi-Scale Ecosystem Management
Integrating ecosystem services (ESs) to delineate ecological functional zones (EFZs) is fundamental in terrestrial spatial planning and ecosystem management. However, existing studies have largely overlooked the refinement of EFZs at local scales, which hinders targeted and multi-scale ecosystem man...
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| description | Integrating ecosystem services (ESs) to delineate ecological functional zones (EFZs) is fundamental in terrestrial spatial planning and ecosystem management. However, existing studies have largely overlooked the refinement of EFZs at local scales, which hinders targeted and multi-scale ecosystem management. This study introduced a “two-step refinement zoning method” to address this gap, first using a self-organizing feature mapping method to delineate EFZs at a township scale, and then applying a hotspot overlay analysis to refine the resulting EFZs by designating them with different grades at the village scale. The proposed method was applied in Wuhan City, dividing it into five types of EFZs with different ES combinations and land use compositions. Furthermore, 5.23% of villages were identified as level I areas of EFZs, serving as advantageous areas of dominant ESs in the study area. On this basis, diversified management strategies and conservation priorities were proposed. This study provides a theoretical and methodological reference for terrestrial spatial planning and sustainable ecosystem management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-85bf79ff52454e1ba8cdea3a0766cfd62025-08-20T02:10:54ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2024-10-011310162410.3390/land13101624Delineating Ecological Functional Zones and Grades for Multi-Scale Ecosystem ManagementYan Zhang0Shuhan Liu1Peiheng Yu2Yanchi Lu3Yang Zhang4Jinting Zhang5Yiyun Chen6Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100035, ChinaSchool of Resource and Environment Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaDepartment of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute of Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaSchool of Resource and Environment Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaSchool of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaSchool of Resource and Environment Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaSchool of Resource and Environment Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaIntegrating ecosystem services (ESs) to delineate ecological functional zones (EFZs) is fundamental in terrestrial spatial planning and ecosystem management. However, existing studies have largely overlooked the refinement of EFZs at local scales, which hinders targeted and multi-scale ecosystem management. This study introduced a “two-step refinement zoning method” to address this gap, first using a self-organizing feature mapping method to delineate EFZs at a township scale, and then applying a hotspot overlay analysis to refine the resulting EFZs by designating them with different grades at the village scale. The proposed method was applied in Wuhan City, dividing it into five types of EFZs with different ES combinations and land use compositions. Furthermore, 5.23% of villages were identified as level I areas of EFZs, serving as advantageous areas of dominant ESs in the study area. On this basis, diversified management strategies and conservation priorities were proposed. This study provides a theoretical and methodological reference for terrestrial spatial planning and sustainable ecosystem management.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/10/1624ecosystem servicesecological functional zonestradeoffs and synergiesself-organizing feature mappingmulti-scale management |
| spellingShingle | Yan Zhang Shuhan Liu Peiheng Yu Yanchi Lu Yang Zhang Jinting Zhang Yiyun Chen Delineating Ecological Functional Zones and Grades for Multi-Scale Ecosystem Management Land ecosystem services ecological functional zones tradeoffs and synergies self-organizing feature mapping multi-scale management |
| title | Delineating Ecological Functional Zones and Grades for Multi-Scale Ecosystem Management |
| title_full | Delineating Ecological Functional Zones and Grades for Multi-Scale Ecosystem Management |
| title_fullStr | Delineating Ecological Functional Zones and Grades for Multi-Scale Ecosystem Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Delineating Ecological Functional Zones and Grades for Multi-Scale Ecosystem Management |
| title_short | Delineating Ecological Functional Zones and Grades for Multi-Scale Ecosystem Management |
| title_sort | delineating ecological functional zones and grades for multi scale ecosystem management |
| topic | ecosystem services ecological functional zones tradeoffs and synergies self-organizing feature mapping multi-scale management |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/10/1624 |
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