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Optimizing the Use of Cultivated Land in China’s Main Grain-Producing Areas from the Dual Perspective of Ecological Security and Leading-Function Zoning

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  • Chengxiu Li

    (College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
    Henan Engineering Research Center of Land Consolidation and Ecological Restoration, Zhengzhou 450002, China)

  • Xiuli Wang

    (College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
    Henan Engineering Research Center of Land Consolidation and Ecological Restoration, Zhengzhou 450002, China)

  • Zhengxin Ji

    (College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Ling Li

    (College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
    Henan Engineering Research Center of Land Consolidation and Ecological Restoration, Zhengzhou 450002, China)

  • Xiaoke Guan

    (Social Development Research Center, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China)

Abstract

In order to achieve the coordinated development of ecological protection and cultivated land use, ecological security and cultivated land use functions (CLUFs) in the study area were evaluated by constructing a comprehensive evaluation index system. The leading CLUFs were measured, and it was determined to use the normalized revealed comparative advantage (NRCA) index. The spatial superposition analysis of the ecological security level and the leading CLUFs was carried out to obtain the zoning of the coordinated development of ecological security and cultivated land use, and differentiated utilization strategies were proposed for different zones. The results of this study showed the following: (1) The ecological security level of cultivated land in Yuanyang County can be divided into high, medium, and low security levels, accounting for 30.68%, 43.42%, and 25.9% of the total cultivated land area, respectively. The overall ecological security level is high. (2) The current cultivated land use mainly has a production function, accounting for 38.39% of the total cultivated land area, the leading CLUFs that are 34.16% of the cultivated land are the ecological function, and 27.45% of the cultivated land is the living function. (3) The spatial superposition analysis of the ecological security level and leading CLUFs yielded four zones of cultivated land use enhancement, including a production core zone, and different control strategies were proposed for the different zones. These strategies may help to fully realize the multifunctionality of the cultivated land without compromising ecological protection. Implementing differentiated protection for cultivated land in different use zones can achieve the coordinated development of ecological protection and cultivated land use, thus promoting the sustainable use of cultivated land resources.

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  • Chengxiu Li & Xiuli Wang & Zhengxin Ji & Ling Li & Xiaoke Guan, 2022. "Optimizing the Use of Cultivated Land in China’s Main Grain-Producing Areas from the Dual Perspective of Ecological Security and Leading-Function Zoning," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-20, October.
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