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Effect of Roads on Ecological Corridors Used for Wildlife Movement in a Natural Heritage Site

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  • Hui Shi

    (Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, Urumqi 830011, China)

  • Tiange Shi

    (Department of Economics, Xinjiang University of Finance & Economics, Urumqi 830012, China)

  • Zhaoping Yang

    (Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, Urumqi 830011, China)

  • Zhi Wang

    (Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, Urumqi 830011, China)

  • Fang Han

    (Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, Urumqi 830011, China)

  • Cuirong Wang

    (Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, Urumqi 830011, China)

Abstract

Roads are the link between geographic space and human socio-economic activities, promoting local economic development, and simultaneously causing various negative effects, such as segmentation, interference, destruction, degradation, and pollution. In China, the construction of roads is rapid, which might affect wildlife movement, landscape pattern, and land use change, thereby, affecting the conservation of heritage sites. In the present study, the minimum cumulative resistance model, along with geographic information system technology, was adopted to compute the ecological corridor for wildlife movement between the source patches and to analyze ecological corridor changes under two conditions (road presence/absence) at two time points in Kanas, nominated as a World Natural Heritage site. The relationships between the ecological corridor changes and various factors, including the cutting index of the ‘road-effect zones’, terrain, and road geometric characteristics, were examined using the geographical detector model to identify the influencing factors and mechanisms of the corridor changes, in order to rationally simulate the potential ecological corridors. In addition, the detached and fragmented ecological patches can be connected to effectively protect the biodiversity, biological habitats, and species, which are important means to achieve regional sustainable development and ecological construction.

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  • Hui Shi & Tiange Shi & Zhaoping Yang & Zhi Wang & Fang Han & Cuirong Wang, 2018. "Effect of Roads on Ecological Corridors Used for Wildlife Movement in a Natural Heritage Site," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-24, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:8:p:2725-:d:161621
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    1. Hui Shi & Tiange Shi & Fang Han & Qin Liu & Zhi Wang & Hulan Zhao, 2019. "Conservation Value of World Natural Heritage Sites’ Outstanding Universal Value via Multiple Techniques—Bogda, Xinjiang Tianshan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(21), pages 1-27, October.
    2. Zichun Yan & Ninglong You & Lu Wang & Chengwei Lan, 2023. "Assessing the Impact of Road Network on Urban Landscape Ecological Risk Based on Corridor Cutting Degree Model in Fuzhou, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-21, January.
    3. Di Zhou & Wei Song, 2021. "Identifying Ecological Corridors and Networks in Mountainous Areas," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(9), pages 1-19, April.
    4. Qin Liu & Zhaoping Yang & Fang Han & Hui Shi & Zhi Wang & Xiaodong Chen, 2019. "Ecological Environment Assessment in World Natural Heritage Site Based on Remote-Sensing Data. A Case Study from the Bayinbuluke," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-18, November.
    5. Xiaoning Hu & Meizi Si & Han Luo & Mancai Guo & Jijun Wang, 2019. "The Method and Model of Ecological Technology Evaluation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-20, February.
    6. Qidi Dong & Linjia Wu & Jun Cai & Di Li & Qibing Chen, 2022. "Construction of Ecological and Recreation Patterns in Rural Landscape Space: A Case Study of the Dujiangyan Irrigation District in Chengdu, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-21, March.
    7. Yichen Yan & Hongrun Ju & Shengrui Zhang & Guokun Chen, 2021. "The Construction of Ecological Security Patterns in Coastal Areas Based on Landscape Ecological Risk Assessment—A Case Study of Jiaodong Peninsula, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-16, November.

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