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Land Use and Climate Change Altered the Ecological Quality in the Luanhe River Basin

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  • Yongbin Zhang

    (College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
    Hebei Tangshan High Resolution Earth Observation System Data and Application Center, Tangshan 063210, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Tanglei Song

    (College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Jihao Fan

    (Hebei Tangshan High Resolution Earth Observation System Data and Application Center, Tangshan 063210, China
    Aerospace Wanyuan Cloud Data Hebei Co., Ltd., Tangshan 063300, China)

  • Weidong Man

    (College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
    Hebei Tangshan High Resolution Earth Observation System Data and Application Center, Tangshan 063210, China
    Tangshan Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing, Tangshan 063210, China
    Hebei Industrial Technology Institute of Mine Ecological Remediation, Tangshan 063210, China)

  • Mingyue Liu

    (College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
    Hebei Tangshan High Resolution Earth Observation System Data and Application Center, Tangshan 063210, China
    Tangshan Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing, Tangshan 063210, China
    Hebei Industrial Technology Institute of Mine Ecological Remediation, Tangshan 063210, China)

  • Yongqiang Zhao

    (Qinhuangdao City Surveying and Mapping Brigade, Qinhuangdao 066000, China)

  • Hao Zheng

    (College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China)

  • Yahui Liu

    (College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China)

  • Chunyu Li

    (College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China)

  • Jingru Song

    (College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China)

  • Xiaowu Yang

    (College of Mining Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China)

  • Junmin Du

    (Hebei Tangshan High Resolution Earth Observation System Data and Application Center, Tangshan 063210, China
    Aerospace Wanyuan Cloud Data Hebei Co., Ltd., Tangshan 063300, China)

Abstract

Monitoring and assessing ecological quality (EQ) can help to understand the status and dynamics of the local ecosystem. Moreover, land use and climate change increase uncertainty in the ecosystem. The Luanhe River Basin (LHRB) is critical to the ecological security of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region. To support ecosystem protection in the LHRB, we evaluated the EQ from 2001 to 2020 based on the Remote Sensing Ecological Index (RSEI) with the Google Earth Engine (GEE). Then, we introduced the coefficient of variation, Theil–Sen analysis, and Mann–Kendall test to quantify the variation and trend of the EQ. The results showed that the EQ in LHRB was relatively good, with 61.08% of the basin rated as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. The spatial distribution of EQ was low in the north and high in the middle, with strong improvement in the north and serious degradation in the south. The average EQ ranged from 0.58 to 0.64, showing a significant increasing trend. Furthermore, we found that the expansion of construction land has caused degradation of the EQ, whereas climate change likely improved the EQ in the upper and middle reaches of the LHRB. The results could help in understanding the state and trend of the eco-environment in the LHRB and support decision-making in land-use management and climate change.

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  • Yongbin Zhang & Tanglei Song & Jihao Fan & Weidong Man & Mingyue Liu & Yongqiang Zhao & Hao Zheng & Yahui Liu & Chunyu Li & Jingru Song & Xiaowu Yang & Junmin Du, 2022. "Land Use and Climate Change Altered the Ecological Quality in the Luanhe River Basin," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-22, June.
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