Regional differences and driving forces of ecosystem health in Yangtze River Basin, China.

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

Department of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China.

Published: June 2023

Ecosystem health in the Yangtze River basin (YRB) shows significant regional differences. Analysis of regional differences and drivers of ecosystem health in YRB is of practical significance for sustainable basin ecological management. However, existing studies lack research on regional differences and driving forces of ecosystem health, especially in big basin regions. Based on multi-source data, this study adopted spatial statistics and distribution dynamics models to quantitatively analyze the regional differences of ecosystem health in the YRB during 2000-2020 and employed the spatial panel model to reveal the driving forces of ecosystem health in the YRB. The ecosystem health index of the upper, middle, and lower reaches of YRB and the entire basin in 2020 was 0.753, 0.781, 0.637, and 0.742, respectively, while they all decreased during 2000-2020. Regional differences in YRB ecosystem health increased during 2000-2020. From the perspective of dynamic evolution, low-level and high-level ecosystem health units evolved to high-level, while medium-high-level ecosystem health units evolved to low-level. High-high (accounting for 30.372% in 2020) and low-low (accounting for 13.533% in 2020) were the main cluster types. Regression result showed that urbanization was the main reason for ecosystem health deterioration. The findings can provide enlightenment to further understand the regional differences of ecosystem health in YRB and provide theoretical reference for the coordinated management of ecosystem at macro-level and the differential regulation of local ecosystem at micro-level in the basin region.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27230-8DOI Listing

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