Construction and Optimization of an Ecological Network in Funiu Mountain Area Based on MSPA and MCR Models, China

Zechen Wang, Zhenqin Shi (), Jingeng Huo, Wenbo Zhu, Yanhui Yan and Na Ding
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Zechen Wang: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Zhenqin Shi: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Jingeng Huo: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Wenbo Zhu: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Yanhui Yan: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Na Ding: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-13

Abstract: Rapid urbanization has led to a significant expansion of urban space, causing ecological problems such as fragmentation, declining landscape connectivity, and decreasing biodiversity. There is an urgent need to mitigate the conflict between urban expansion and ecological environmental protection by constructing ecological networks to help promote sustainable regional development. This study selected the Funiu Mountain area as the study area. Morphological spatial pattern analysis, the minimal cumulative resistance model, and network index evaluation were used to construct an ecological network in the study area and conduct a comparative analysis with local nature reserves. The results showed: (1) nine ecological source sites were identified, concentrated in the central and northern regions, which had a high spatial overlap with local nature reserves; (2) 34 ecological corridors were extracted, which could effectively connect all ecological source sites as well as most nature reserves; (3) 32 ecological nodes were identified, of which 20 strategic points were scattered along ecological corridors, and 12 artificial environment points were scattered in low-lying areas around nature reserves; (4) the ecological network showed a structure of central concentration and peripheral dispersion. The structural evaluation of the network indicated that it had strong integrity.

Keywords: ecological network; nature reserve; morphological spatial pattern analysis; minimal cumulative resistance; Funiu Mountain area (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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