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Ecological Zoning Based on Value–Risk in the Wuling Mountains Area of Hunan Province

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  • Huiqin Li

    (College of Economics, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Yulin Zhu

    (College of Economics, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
    Hunan Research Center for High-Quality Development of Industrial Economy, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Yajiao Tang

    (College of Economics, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Mengjia Song

    (College of Economics, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

Abstract

Based on land use data from the Wuling Mountains area of Hunan Province for 2000, 2010, and 2020, we used tools such as frastats4.8 and ArcGIS10.8 to construct a model for assessing ecosystem service value and the ecological risk index. We divided the area into four regions based on ecosystem service value and ecological risk indicators, which served as the foundation for ecological zoning and a proposed strategy for an ecological security pattern that suits the ecology of the region. The results showed a general increase in both ecosystem service value and ecological risk in the study area from 2000 to 2020. The annual ecosystem service value exceeded CNY 300 × 10 9 , with forests providing more than 77% of this value, and the regulating services value accounted for 68% of the total value. The mean ecological risk indexes for the periods of 2000, 2010, and 2020 were 0.0384, 0.0383, and 0.0395, respectively. The sizes of the four zones within the study area remained relatively stable: the ecological barrier zone accounted for more than 53% over three years; the ecological improvement zone, approximately 32%; the ecological control zone comprised 8.62% of the total area in 2000, and this proportion rose to 9.56% in 2020. The ecological conservation zone had the smallest proportion of the total area among the four zones. Our research provides a comprehensive analytical framework for constructing ecological security patterns in other developing countries and offers a new perspective for regional ecological zoning management and conservation planning.

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  • Huiqin Li & Yulin Zhu & Yajiao Tang & Mengjia Song, 2024. "Ecological Zoning Based on Value–Risk in the Wuling Mountains Area of Hunan Province," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-18, February.
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