Assessing Changes in the Landscape Pattern of Wetlands and Its Impact on the Value of Wetland Ecosystem Services in the Yellow River Basin, Inner Mongolia

Jing Yun, Huamin Liu, Zhichao Xu, Xiaoai Cao, Linqian Ma, Lu Wen, Yi Zhuo and Lixin Wang
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Jing Yun: School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
Huamin Liu: School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
Zhichao Xu: School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
Xiaoai Cao: School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
Linqian Ma: School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
Lu Wen: School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
Yi Zhuo: School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
Lixin Wang: School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: The Yellow River Basin of Inner Mongolia has significant ecological advantages, and it is critical to research the landscape pattern of its watershed wetland ecosystem and the changes in its service value in order to protect the environment and develop the region in a high-quality manner. In this paper, we use the landscape index method, the equivalent factor method, and a field survey to investigate changes in wetland landscape patterns and the dynamics of wetland ecosystem service values in the Yellow River Basin of Inner Mongolia from 1990 to 2020, and then examine the impact of landscape pattern evolution on wetland ecosystem service values in the region. The study’s findings indicate that rivers, lakes, and herbaceous marshes are the most common types of wetland landscapes in Inner Mongolia’s Yellow River Basin. The landscape types in the research area are diverse, and landscape fragmentation is increasing. In the Yellow River Basin of Inner Mongolia, the overall value of wetland ecosystem benefits is negatively connected with Patch Density and the Shannon Diversity Index, and positively correlated with the Contagion Index.

Keywords: Inner Mongolia Yellow River Basin; wetlands; landscape pattern; ecosystem service value; landscape index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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