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Comprehensive Evaluation of Island Habitat Quality Based on the Invest Model and Terrain Diversity: A Case Study of Haitan Island, China

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  • He Huang

    (College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
    National Center for Water Conservancy Scenic Area Research, Fuzhou 350002, China)

  • Yanzhi Xiao

    (College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China)

  • Guochang Ding

    (College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
    National Center for Water Conservancy Scenic Area Research, Fuzhou 350002, China)

  • Lingyun Liao

    (College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China)

  • Chen Yan

    (College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
    National Center for Water Conservancy Scenic Area Research, Fuzhou 350002, China)

  • Qunyue Liu

    (School of Design Straits College of Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, China)

  • Yaling Gao

    (School of Design Straits College of Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, China)

  • Xiangcai Xie

    (College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
    National Center for Water Conservancy Scenic Area Research, Fuzhou 350002, China)

Abstract

The assessment of habitat quality is instrumental in preserving regional species diversity and ecosystem health, thereby forming the theoretical foundation for sustainable urban development. While the Invest model is a commonly employed tool for habitat quality evaluation, it fails to consider the terrain. This study, centered on Haitan Island, introduces the terrain diversity index to rectify the Invest model’s lack of terrain evaluation. The terrain diversity index, encompassing indices for terrain slope, undulation, and humidity, combined with the Invest model, was applied for a comprehensive assessment of the study area’s habitat quality. Furthermore, the distribution characteristics of habitat quality on Haitan Island, China, were examined using Moran’s I and LISA indices. The research indicates that forest land is the primary land cover type on Haitan Island, with blue-green space comprising forests, farmland, water bodies, and grassland, making up 66.8% of the island’s area, thus implying a positive overall ecological base. Habitat quality distribution within the study area displays spatial heterogeneity, with regions of superior habitat quality primarily found in the northeast areas such as Junshan. Compared to the standalone Invest model, the combined method considering terrain and vegetation cover types yields a more sensitive impact on habitat quality evaluation and improves the precision of identifying superior habitat quality by 56.7%. Spatial autocorrelation analysis revealed that the comprehensive habitat quality index in the study area exhibited clustered distribution. Hotspots were mainly identified in areas like Junshan and the western mangrove wetland, regions with a high concentration of habitat quality values, while low-value clusters were mostly found in the central city and southwestern plains. This study offers a novel methodology for habitat quality evaluation, compensating for the traditional Invest model’s neglect of terrain factors, and enriching the research on island habitat quality. It can provide fresh approaches and references for future habitat-related studies.

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  • He Huang & Yanzhi Xiao & Guochang Ding & Lingyun Liao & Chen Yan & Qunyue Liu & Yaling Gao & Xiangcai Xie, 2023. "Comprehensive Evaluation of Island Habitat Quality Based on the Invest Model and Terrain Diversity: A Case Study of Haitan Island, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-17, July.
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