Spatial-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in Three-River-Source national Park
Ensuring and maintaining ecosystem health is the goal of ecological protection and environmental governance. Exploring the spatial–temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in national parks is a crucial foundation for promoting the construction of ecological civilization...
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| description | Ensuring and maintaining ecosystem health is the goal of ecological protection and environmental governance. Exploring the spatial–temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in national parks is a crucial foundation for promoting the construction of ecological civilization and the high-quality development of national parks. Taking Three-River-Source National Park (TNP) as a case study, this paper adopts multi-source data to quantitatively evaluate the spatial and temporal variations of ecosystem health within TNP from 2000 to 2020 by constructing the measurement model of “Vigor-Service-Resilience”. It reveals the independent and interactive effects of its influencing factors. We found that: (1) Despite the overall positive trend observed in TNP’s ecosystem health, the trend remains relatively weak, and the health level predominantly dominated by the fragile level during the study period. (2) The spatial variation in ecosystem health within TNP was pronounced, with a noticeable increase moving from the northwest to the southeast area. It also showed significant “high-high” and “low-low” clustering effects in the eastern and northwestern regions. (3) Among all the indicators assessed, ecosystem vigor was the indicator that contributed the most to the growth of the ecosystem health index. (4) Variations in ecosystem health of TNP were mainly shaped by land use intensity and precipitation, and interactions between natural environmental factors and human activity factors enhanced the explanation of these changes. This study emphasizes the importance of ecosystem health in national parks and provides practical management recommendations for sustainable ecosystem development in national parks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8e1ca6b9db9e45c09622d22e64cd8a1c2025-02-07T04:47:18ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2025-02-01171113183Spatial-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in Three-River-Source national ParkYanqin Wang0Huaju Xue1Aiqing Li2Xiaofan Ma3Ailing Sun4Jinhe Zhang5School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, China; Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Physical Geography and Environmental Process, School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, ChinaSchool of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, China; Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Physical Geography and Environmental Process, School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, China; School of Economics and Management, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, China; Corresponding authors at: School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, China (Huaju Xue). School of Geographical and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China (Jinhe Zhang).School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, China; Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Physical Geography and Environmental Process, School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, China; School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Qinghai Minzu University, Xining 810016, ChinaSchool of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, China; Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Physical Geography and Environmental Process, School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, ChinaSchool of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, China; Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Physical Geography and Environmental Process, School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, ChinaSchool of Geographical and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; Corresponding authors at: School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810016, China (Huaju Xue). School of Geographical and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China (Jinhe Zhang).Ensuring and maintaining ecosystem health is the goal of ecological protection and environmental governance. Exploring the spatial–temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in national parks is a crucial foundation for promoting the construction of ecological civilization and the high-quality development of national parks. Taking Three-River-Source National Park (TNP) as a case study, this paper adopts multi-source data to quantitatively evaluate the spatial and temporal variations of ecosystem health within TNP from 2000 to 2020 by constructing the measurement model of “Vigor-Service-Resilience”. It reveals the independent and interactive effects of its influencing factors. We found that: (1) Despite the overall positive trend observed in TNP’s ecosystem health, the trend remains relatively weak, and the health level predominantly dominated by the fragile level during the study period. (2) The spatial variation in ecosystem health within TNP was pronounced, with a noticeable increase moving from the northwest to the southeast area. It also showed significant “high-high” and “low-low” clustering effects in the eastern and northwestern regions. (3) Among all the indicators assessed, ecosystem vigor was the indicator that contributed the most to the growth of the ecosystem health index. (4) Variations in ecosystem health of TNP were mainly shaped by land use intensity and precipitation, and interactions between natural environmental factors and human activity factors enhanced the explanation of these changes. This study emphasizes the importance of ecosystem health in national parks and provides practical management recommendations for sustainable ecosystem development in national parks.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X25001128Ecosystem healthSpatial–temporal differentiationInfluencing factorsGeoDetectorThree-River-Source National Park |
| spellingShingle | Yanqin Wang Huaju Xue Aiqing Li Xiaofan Ma Ailing Sun Jinhe Zhang Spatial-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in Three-River-Source national Park Ecological Indicators Ecosystem health Spatial–temporal differentiation Influencing factors GeoDetector Three-River-Source National Park |
| title | Spatial-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in Three-River-Source national Park |
| title_full | Spatial-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in Three-River-Source national Park |
| title_fullStr | Spatial-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in Three-River-Source national Park |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in Three-River-Source national Park |
| title_short | Spatial-temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in Three-River-Source national Park |
| title_sort | spatial temporal differentiation and influencing factors of ecosystem health in three river source national park |
| topic | Ecosystem health Spatial–temporal differentiation Influencing factors GeoDetector Three-River-Source National Park |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X25001128 |
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