Landscape ecological risk assessment of the Hailar River basin based on ecosystem services in China

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 147; p. 109795
• Main Authors: Wang, Kaige, Zheng, Huihui, Zhao, Xiangyu, Sang, Zhiting, Yan, Wenzhi, Cai, Zhaoyang, Xu, Yan, Zhang, Fengrong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Ecology; Ecosystem services; Hailar River basin; Land use; Landscape ecological risk assessment; Risks; Risks; Ecology; Ecosystem services; Hailar River basin; Landscape ecological risk assessment; Land use
• ISSN: 1470-160X; 1872-7034
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109795

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•Coupling ecosystem services is a methodological innovation.•The spatial–temporal variation of landscape ecological risk is significant.•Urbanization, mineral development and policies are important influencing factors.
The study aims to clarify the temporal and spatial evolution characteristics of landscape ecological risk in Hailar River basin in recent 30 years, and to serve for scientific formulation of ecological management strategies. In the study, ecosystem services were used to improve the traditional landscape ecological risk assessment method, and the theoretical basis of landscape ecological risk was clarified using the human-nature system method. The results show that, on the spatial scale, the overall landscape ecological risk of Hailar River basin is characterized by high in the middle and low around. The high-risk areas are mainly located in the transition zone of “urban-grassland” and “urban-forest” in the middle of the basin and the main mining areas, which are distributed in strips along the main roads and rivers. Low risk areas are mainly distributed in the Great Khingan Mountains forest area in the east and north of the basin. In terms of time scale, the landscape ecological risk in the edge of the watershed has always maintained a high proportion of low-risk areas (75.35 %), while the area of high-risk areas in the middle of the watershed has experienced a process of first increasing and then decreasing. In terms of ecological governance, high-risk areas should achieve orderly urban construction and orderly development of mineral resources, and establish a classified management system of natural resources. Low risk areas should continue to promote measures to prohibit logging and limit grazing, and establish a supporting ecological compensation mechanism. The conclusion shows that urbanization, mineral development and management, and the implementation of forest and grass policies are the main driving factors for the change of landscape ecological risks in Hailar River basin. The basic principles of zoning control and human land coordination should be adhered to, and the size of cities and towns should be adjusted reasonably to promote the orderly development of mineral resources and the orderly construction of projects.