Identifying grasslands suitable for cellulosic feedstock crops in the Greater Platte River Basin: dynamic modeling of ecosystem performance with 250 m eMODIS

This study dynamically monitors ecosystem performance (EP) to identify grasslands potentially suitable for cellulosic feedstock crops (e.g., switchgrass) within the Greater Platte River Basin (GPRB). We computed grassland site potential and EP anomalies using 9‐year (2000–2008) time series of 250 m expedited moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer Normalized Difference Vegetation Index data, geophysical and biophysical data, weather and climate data, and EP models. We hypothesize that areas with fairly consistent high grassland productivity (i.e., high grassland site potential) in fair to good range condition (i.e., persistent ecosystem overperformance or normal performance, indicating a lack of severe ecological disturbance) are potentially suitable for cellulosic feedstock crop development. Unproductive (i.e., low grassland site potential) or degraded grasslands (i.e., persistent ecosystem underperformance with poor range condition) are not appropriate for cellulosic feedstock development. Grassland pixels with high or moderate ecosystem site potential and with more than 7 years ecosystem normal performance or overperformance during 2000–2008 are identified as possible regions for future cellulosic feedstock crop development (ca. 68 000 km² within the GPRB, mostly in the eastern areas). Long‐term climate conditions, elevation, soil organic carbon, and yearly seasonal precipitation and temperature are important performance variables to determine the suitable areas in this study. The final map delineating the suitable areas within the GPRB provides a new monitoring and modeling approach that can contribute to decision support tools to help land managers and decision makers make optimal land use decisions regarding cellulosic feedstock crop development and sustainability.     

Landscape transformation after irrigation development in and around a semi-arid wetland ecosystem

The objectives of this study are to determine the spatial and temporal land use/cover changes in a semi-arid agricultural basin (Develi Basin) after the implementation of an irrigation project and to understand how these changes affected the wetlands (Sultan Marshes) located in the basin. The changes were determined using multitemporal Landsat Thematic Mapper and Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager imagery taken in 1987, 1998, 2007, and 2013. The images were classified into six information classes (grasslands/shrublands, croplands, permanent wetlands, water bodies, barren, and urban/built-up) using a hybrid classification method. Post-classification change detection was applied to determine the changes between different years. Overall, the accuracy of the classified images ranged from 85 to 94%. Grasslands/shrublands covered the largest area in the basin (63% in 2013), followed by croplands (32% in 2013). The area covered by water bodies, permanent wetlands, barren, and urban/built-up was 5% (in 2013). From 1987 to 2013, croplands expanded by 56%, while grasslands/shrublands declined by 15%. The areas occupied by water bodies decreased by 88% and permanent wetlands decreased by 4%. Urban/built-up areas expanded by 140%. The hydrologic regime of the Sultan Marshes wetland changed, which resulted in declines in water volumes by 85% and in water inflows by 55% from 2000 to 2015. Climatic variations during the 1987–2013 period were low and there was no apparent trend in precipitation and air temperature, which ruled out climatic conditions as one of the drivers of wetland changes. Economic and institutional factors supported the expansion of irrigated agriculture and animal husbandry in the basin and accelerated the expansion of croplands and conversion to industrial and fodder crops and orchards from traditional non-irrigated crops. Expansion of croplands and irrigated agriculture were the major drivers of the changes in the Sultan Marshes.

     

三江平原湿地生态风险评价及空间阈值分析

湿地生态风险评价对区域自然资源保护及规划管理具有重要意义。以三江平原湿地为研究区域,基于2000年、2005年、2010年、2015年4期土地利用数据,以城市扩张导致的土地利用变化、道路建设等人类活动为风险源,景观生态格局、生态系统服务价值为风险受体构建了三江平原湿地生态风险综合评价体系,分析三江平原湿地生态风险时空变化特征。进而,利用距离阈值确定空间距离权重,采用双变量空间自相关模型揭示了不同时间尺度下生态风险的空间集聚分布特征。结果显示：从风险源角度,人类活动风险源强度呈增加趋势,松花江、穆棱河、倭肯河地区一直处于中高风险水平;从风险受体角度,景观生态风险的中高风险地区重点集中在湿地与水体分布区,生态系统服务低价值区主要分布在中部水田、旱田、建设用地以及东北部与东南小范围的湿地区域。综合生态风险结果显示,三江平原生态风险在时间上呈增加趋势,空间上由松花江河滩型湿地区与穆棱河地区逐渐向四周蔓延。此外,生态风险的强弱受到空间距离的影响显著,选取5km为自相关分析的距离阈值,土地利用与综合生态风险的空间格局存在显著的空间正相关关系,高-高地区集中分布在研究区内的松花江流域及周围滩地地区,随着土地利用变化及转移,空间关联逐渐增强且区域分布不断扩大。研究结果可从人类活动控制、景观格局优化、生态服务价值提升等方面为三江平原生态风险防控分区管理提供理论依据。     

湟水流域生态系统服务供需匹配关系

生态系统服务供需可以反映出区域生态经济发展协调水平,在空间上量化生态系统服务的供给和需求,识别生态系统服务的供需匹配关系,对区域生态系统可持续管理具有重要意义。湟水流域是西北生态屏障建设的重要组成部分,其生态系统服务供需平衡直接关系到青海东部地区的生态安全,为了识别流域生态系统服务供需匹配状况,综合集成多源数据,运用多种生物物理模型定量评估湟水流域食物生产、产水、土壤保持和碳固定服务,刻画流域内生态系统服务供需格局的空间特征,揭示各项生态系统服务供需的空间聚集模式,生成具有高度连通性的区域,为生态优先保护区划分提供参考。研究表明：（1）湟水流域生态系统服务供给和需求在空间分布上具有高度异质性,除去产水服务,其他三项生态系统服务整体上能够满足流域内部需求,但局部区域仍然呈现明显的赤字特征;（2）不同生态系统服务的供需比差异明显,由高到低依次为是碳固存（0.188）、食物生产（0.114）、土壤保持（0.026）和产水服务（-0.021）,各项服务的供需比都具有显著的空间差异;（3）流域内生态系统服务供需的空间错配现象突出,除产水服务外,各项生态系统服务都有"高供给低需求"地区和"低供给高需求"地区,"高供给低需求"区主要分布在流域上游生态基底条件好的区域,"低供给高需求"区集中在流域中下游的河湟谷地;（4）土地利用类型影响生态系统服务供需平衡,流域实现供需平衡需要适度增加林草地比例,控制耕地和城市用地的扩张。研究系统分析了湟水流域生态系统服务供需盈亏状况,可为流域生态系统可持续管理与土地资源配置决策提供科学支撑。     

湟水国家湿地公园湿地价值及其辐射格局研究

评估湿地价值量并分析价值的空间分布情况,对湿地保护管理和区域规划利用具有重要的指导意义。以青海西宁湟水湿地公园为研究区,构建一套适合高原城市湿地的生态系统服务评价体系,采用功能价值法和断裂点模型法,分析公园的湿地价值及其辐射格局特征。结果表明:(1) 2020年湟水国家湿地公园的15项生态系统服务的总价值为6.18亿元,四大服务价值量按照价值高低排序依次为文化服务、调节服务、支持服务和供给服务;(2) 5个评价区中,湟水主河道的价值最高,其次为北川湿地和海湖湿地,最后是火烧沟公园和宁湖湿地;(3) 5大湿地区生态系统服务的辐射范围由大到小依次为:宁湖湿地>北川湿地>湟水主河道>海湖湿地>火烧沟公园;对湿地服务辐射范围叠加处理后,形成1个核心区和5个次核心区域;(4)湟水国家湿地公园的生态系统服务存在空间溢出情况,湟水主河道的生态系统服务向周边湿地公园溢出,其他四个湿地区之间生态系统服务存在相互溢出和叠加的现象。     

Distinct ecosystem types respond differentially to grazing exclosure

Here, we evaluate the ecosystem functioning and the ecosystems services supply of different vegetation types (grasslands, shrublands and woodlands) under contrasting management regimes by comparing a protected area with the surrounding landscape, which has been subjected to human disturbance in the Eastern Hills of Uruguay. We propose, based on functional attributes and vegetation physiognomy, a State and Transition Model for the dynamics of the grassland–woodland mosaic. We used remote sensing techniques to: (i) develop a land‐cover map of the study area based on supervised Landsat imagery classification, and (ii) compare attributes of the ecosystem functioning (productivity and seasonality) and service supply derived from the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) images provided by the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor. The land‐cover map showed that grasslands and shrublands were the most extensive land covers in the study area. These vegetation types presented higher productivity, seasonality and ecosystem service supply, outside the protected area than inside it. On the other hand, woodlands showed higher productivity, ecosystem service supply and lower seasonality inside the protected area than outside of it. Two axes represented the grassland–woodland mosaic dynamic: (i) the mean annual and (ii) the intra‐annual coefficient of variation of the NDVI. Our results highlight that conservation of grasslands, shrublands and woodlands require different management strategies based on particular disturbance regimes like moderate grazing and controlled burns. Moderate disturbances may help to preserve ecosystem services provisioning in grasslands and shrublands. On the contrary, woodland conservation requires a more rigorous regime of protection against disturbances.     

基于生态系统服务的流域生态安全格局构建——以辽宁省辽河流域为例

人口和社会经济的高速发展导致土地利用格局的变化和生态系统服务的退化。构建生态安全格局是保障区域生态安全的重要途经。识别和保护关键生态区域对维持生态系统的稳定性和可持续性具有重要意义。本文以辽宁省辽河流域为例,基于生态系统服务重要性评价,根据区域自然特征和生态环境状况选取并定量评估固碳释氧、土壤保持、粮食供给和产水4项关键生态系统服务,以生态系统服务的高价值区为生态源地,综合各项生态系统服务功能构建阻力面,运用电路理论的方法识别生态廊道和关键节点,从而构建辽河流域生态安全格局。研究结果表明：辽河流域内共有129个生态源斑块,243条生态廊道和38个“夹点”。其中,生态源斑块主要分布在研究区东部,主要由林地组成,斑块连续、跨度范围较大;生态廊道总长度为1606.07 km,呈梭形沿着平原与山区交错带延伸;“夹点”沿着河流分布在研究区的中部,主要由林地、耕地组成。本文通过构建辽宁省辽河流域生态安全格局,为缓解日益尖锐的辽河流域经济发展与生态保护之间的矛盾提出了新的思路。     

基于供需视角的黄河流域甘肃段生态安全格局识别与优化

利用多源空间数据,计算生态系统服务的高值区,识别生态源地,在计算土地利用程度、地均GDP和人口密度确定生态系统高需求区的基础上,通过夜间灯光数据修正生态阻力面系数,利用最小累积阻力模型提取源地与高需求区之间的生态廊道,以此构建并优化区域生态安全格局。结果表明：(1)黄河流域甘肃段生态源地总面积4.59×10⁴ km²,占研究区总面积的32.1%,集中分布于甘南和陇东中部地区。(2)生态系统服务高需求区总面积2.18×10⁴ km²,占研究区总面积的15.2%,主要集中于陇中及陇东的城市建成区,生态系统服务供应和需求空间匹配度差。(3)生态廊道总长度2908.3 km,整体格局上形成了东西向与南北向两大主要廊道轴线。生态廊道的识别中重点考虑了生态需求空间,提出了基于"两带-三区"的流域生态安全格局优化建议。     

伊犁河流域土地利用/覆被变化对生态系统服务价值的影响——基于强度分析模型

人类活动引起的土地利用/覆被变化(Land Use/Cover Change, LUCC)和景观格局的改变会对生态系统服务价值(Ecosystem Service Value, ESV)产生影响,但大多数对LUCC的分析方法都缺乏对各土地利用类型内部转换过程的深入信息挖掘。因此,利用强度分析模型在由浅入深的三个层次(时间间隔、地物类型、转换)上系统地,定量地分析新疆伊犁河流域1980—2015年土地利用变化强度时空分布的动态特征,同时对流域景观格局的演变和生态系统服务价值进行评估研究,探讨ESV对土地利用变化强度的响应特征。结果表明：(1)伊犁河流域土地利用强度呈现先增强后减弱的变化趋势(2)在1980—2015年期间,流域内景观格局斑块聚集性减弱、破碎化加剧、景观多样性增加、各地类景观均衡化发展,生态系统服务总价值增加了0.49亿元,其中水域和林地占流域总生态系统服务价值的47.94%。(3)伊犁河流域优势景观斑块面积的增加、形状多样化、各斑块聚集化发展会促使流域生态系统服务价值的增加,土地利用变化强度与ESV存在明显的正相关关系。通过系统地分析多个层次下的土地利用景观变化,以及生态...     

新安江流域生态系统服务演化过程及权衡协同关系

新安江流域作为长三角一体化发展的战略水源地与水源涵养区,其生态系统服务变化与权衡协同关系研究对于推进流域生态文明体制建设,促进人地关系协调发展具有重要意义。基于生态系统服务变化指数、相关系数及空间自相关等方法,对新安江流域1999-2019年生态系统服务价值及权衡协同关系进行定量分析。结果表明：（1）新安江流域生态系统服务价值整体呈波动下降态势,改善趋势渐显,生态补偿工作的系统实施强化了河流、湖泊的生态保护效应与地位;（2）新安江流域地均生态系统服务价值空间分布较为稳定,空间相关类型以正相关为主,生态系统服务价值增益相对明显地区多分布在上游安徽省境内;（3）协同关系是新安江流域生态系统服务间相关关系的主体,生态补偿试点工作实施后,水文调节服务与其他服务之间的相关关系发生明显转化,各乡镇单元生态系统服务的相关关系以协同关系为主。     

基于InVEST模型的疏勒河流域碳储量时空变化研究

研究区域土地利用方式与生态系统服务碳储量的关系,对于区域生态系统保护及经济社会可持续发展具有重要意义。利用InVEST模型碳储量模块和CA-Markov模型,探究并预测疏勒河流域1990-2015及2015-2040年流域生态系统碳储量时空变化特征及其与土地利用方式之间的关系。结果表明：疏勒河流域1990、1995、2000、2005、2010、2015年碳储量分别为7.994×10⁸、7.996×10⁸、7.998×10⁸、8.038×10⁸、8.064×10⁸、8.071×10⁸t,呈逐年增加趋势,累计增加7.7×10⁶t。土地利用类型变化是导致生态系统碳储量变化的主要因素,未利用地向耕地和草地转化有利于碳储量增加,而草地向耕地和未利用地的转化则导致碳储量减少。疏勒河流域碳储量存在显著的空间格局,碳储量较高区域呈现"北部点状-中部带状-南部点状片状"特征,这种分布格局与流域土地利用类型紧密联系。预测表明至2040年疏勒河流域碳储量为9.128×10⁸t,较2015年增加13.1%,主要原因是草地、耕地和林地面积较大幅度增长,提高了流域内的碳储量。     

Latent heat exchange in the boreal and arctic biomes

In this study latent heat flux (λE) measurements made at 65 boreal and arctic eddy‐covariance (EC) sites were analyses by using the Penman–Monteith equation. Sites were stratified into nine different ecosystem types: harvested and burnt forest areas, pine forests, spruce or fir forests, Douglas‐fir forests, broadleaf deciduous forests, larch forests, wetlands, tundra and natural grasslands. The Penman–Monteith equation was calibrated with variable surface resistances against half‐hourly eddy‐covariance data and clear differences between ecosystem types were observed. Based on the modeled behavior of surface and aerodynamic resistances, surface resistance tightly control λE in most mature forests, while it had less importance in ecosystems having shorter vegetation like young or recently harvested forests, grasslands, wetlands and tundra. The parameters of the Penman–Monteith equation were clearly different for winter and summer conditions, indicating that phenological effects on surface resistance are important. We also compared the simulated λE of different ecosystem types under meteorological conditions at one site. Values of λE varied between 15% and 38% of the net radiation in the simulations with mean ecosystem parameters. In general, the simulations suggest that λE is higher from forested ecosystems than from grasslands, wetlands or tundra‐type ecosystems. Forests showed usually a tighter stomatal control of λE as indicated by a pronounced sensitivity of surface resistance to atmospheric vapor pressure deficit. Nevertheless, the surface resistance of forests was lower than for open vegetation types including wetlands. Tundra and wetlands had higher surface resistances, which were less sensitive to vapor pressure deficits. The results indicate that the variation in surface resistance within and between different vegetation types might play a significant role in energy exchange between terrestrial ecosystems and atmosphere. These results suggest the need to take into account vegetation type and phenology in energy exchange modeling.     

Directional climate change and potential reversal of desertification in arid and semiarid ecosystems

Our objective was to determine if long‐term increases in precipitation can maintain grasslands susceptible to desertification, and initiate a reversal of historic regime shifts on desertified shrublands. Perennial grass production and species richness in a multi‐year wet period were hypothesized to be greater than expected based on precipitation in a sequence of dry years. These responses were expected to differ for grasslands and shrublands with different dominant species and topo‐edaphic properties. Long‐term trends in desertification were documented using vegetation maps beginning in 1858, 1915, 1928, and 1998). These trends were compared with herbaceous and woody species responses to a sequence of dry (1994–2003) and wet years (2004–2008) for two grassland (uplands, playas) and three desertified shrubland types (honey mesquite, creosotebush, tarbush) in the Chihuahuan Desert. Analyses showed that both types of grasslands decreased in spatial extent since 1858 whereas areas dominated by mesquite or creosotebush increased. Production of upland grasslands in the wet period was greater than expected based on responses during the dry period whereas the relationships between species richness and precipitation was the same for both periods. Precipitation was not important to responses in playa grasslands in either period. For all ecosystem types, the production response in wet years primarily was an increase in herbaceous plants, and the most pronounced responses occurred on sandy sites (upland grasslands, mesquite shrubland). Results suggest that multiple wet years are needed to initiate a sequence of grass establishment and survival processes that can maintain upland grasslands without management inputs and lead to a state change reversal in desertified shrublands. Restoration strategies need to take advantage of opportunities provided by future climates while recognizing the importance of ecosystem type.     

黄河流域水源涵养服务功能动态演变及驱动因素

黄河流域是中国重要的生态屏障,研究其水源涵养服务功能对推动黄河流域生态保护与高质量发展具有重大意义。采用InVEST模型量化黄河流域1980-2020年水源涵养服务功能,使用空间自相关分析黄河流域水源涵养服务功能空间分布模式,并运用地理探测器分析黄河流域水源涵养服务功能的驱动因素。结果表明:(1)1980-2020年黄河流域水源涵养量为174.8639亿m³-378.4538亿m³,多年平均水源涵养量265.0475亿m³,其中草地与林地多年平均水源涵养量分别占黄河全流域水源涵养总量的52.94%和24.27%。全流域水源涵养量呈现上下游地区较高,中游地区较低的分布格局。(2)全局莫兰指数为0.875,表明黄河流域水源涵养服务在空间上呈现聚集分布,以低-低聚集与高-高聚集为主。(3)1980-2020年不同地类平均水源涵养能力排序:灌木林>有林地>高覆盖草地>其他林地>中覆盖草地>低覆盖草地>旱地>建设用地>未利用地>水田>水域。(4)降水量是影响黄河流域水源涵养量变化的主要驱动因子,降水量与土地利用间交互作用对黄河流域水源涵养服务功能空间分异解释力显著增强。研究结果可为黄河流域生态系统管理与高质量发展提供重要参考。     

近60年挠力河流域生态系统服务价值时空变化

根据1950-2005年挠力河流域土地利用数据,利用中国陆地生态系统单位面积生态服务价值当量表,对近60年挠力河流域生态系统服务价值的时空变化进行研究.结果表明,自1950年至2005年,挠力河流域生态系统服务价值逐渐减少,由749.84亿元降低至308.82亿元,损失约58.82％;价值空间格局由以高价值区为主导的状态逐渐转化为以低价值区为主导的状态,且价值质心由北向南发生转移;挠力河流域生态系统服务价值的全局自相关指数逐渐减小,高-高自相关类型沿河流主干道逐渐萎缩,且呈现破碎化趋势,低-低自相关类型呈先减少后增加的“V”趋势,呈现不显著连片化趋势.人为垦殖活动是该流域生态系统服务价值时空动态变化的主要驱动因素.     

Total ecosystem carbon stocks at the marine‐terrestrial interface: Blue carbon of the Pacific Northwest Coast,United States

The coastal ecosystems of temperate North America provide a variety of ecosystem services including high rates of carbon sequestration. Yet, little data exist for the carbon stocks of major tidal wetland types in the Pacific Northwest, United States. We quantified the total ecosystem carbon stocks (TECS) in seagrass, emergent marshes, and forested tidal wetlands, occurring along increasing elevation and decreasing salinity gradients. The TECS included the total aboveground carbon stocks and the entire soil profile (to as deep as 3 m). TECS significantly increased along the elevation and salinity gradients: 217 ± 60 Mg C/ha for seagrass (low elevation/high salinity), 417 ± 70 Mg C/ha for low marsh, 551 ± 47 Mg C/ha for high marsh, and 1,064 ± 38 Mg C/ha for tidal forest (high elevation/low salinity). Soil carbon stocks accounted for >98% of TECS in the seagrass and marsh communities and 78% in the tidal forest. Soils in the 0–100 cm portion of the profile accounted for only 48%–53% of the TECS in seagrasses and marshes and 34% of the TECS in tidal forests. Thus, the commonly applied limit defining TECS to a 100 cm depth would greatly underestimate both carbon stocks and potential greenhouse gas emissions from land‐use conversion. The large carbon stocks coupled with other ecosystem services suggest value in the conservation and restoration of temperate zone tidal wetlands through climate change mitigation strategies. However, the findings suggest that long‐term sea‐level rise effects such as tidal inundation and increased porewater salinity will likely decrease ecosystem carbon stocks in the absence of upslope wetland migration buffer zones.     

城市化流域生态系统服务价值时空分异特征及其对土地利用程度的响应

以南京市九乡河流域为研究区域,以2003与2009年2景QuickBird影像数据为基本信息源,应用空间自相关模型,结合GIS空间分析技术,定量探讨了城市化流域生态系统服务价值时空分异特征,以及土地利用程度对生态服务价值空间分异的影响.结果表明:2003-2009年,九乡河流域生态系统服务总价值减少了2.59％,而流域生态系统服务价值的空间聚集性增强;生态服务价值的高-高区域主要集中在流域上游,低-低区域主要集中在流域下游的仙林大学城一带;九乡河流域生态系统服务价值空间分异发生了明显变化,下游仙林大学城一带低-低分布区快速扩张,而高-高分布区仅在九乡河源头及下游的局部区域有所增加;流域生态服务价值空间自相关表现出明显的尺度效应,随着研究尺度增大,生态服务价值的空间自相关性逐渐增强;九乡河流域生态服务价值的空间分异及其变化主要是由土地开发利用引起,流域土地利用程度对生态服务价值存在明显的负效应.     

Evaluation of ecosystem health for the coastal wetlands at the Yangtze Estuary, Shanghai

Despite the growing awareness of the important ecological functions and values provided by coastal and estuarine wetlands, wetland degradation continues worldwide due to increasing anthropogenic disturbances. Chongming Dongtan wetlands, adjacent to Shanghai, the largest city and industrial and trading port in China in rapid urban expansion and socioeconomic development are currently threatened with biodiversity reduction, wetland loss, contamination, and invasion of exotic plant. Sustainable protection and management of Dongtan Nature Reserve necessitate research to develop diagnostic tools and indicators for a comprehensive and objective assessment of wetland ecosystem health condition. Based on the pressure-state-response framework and ecological and environmental surveys at the Dongtan wetlands, an indicator system was established for evaluating the coastal wetlands ecosystem health, using indicators detected from satellite imagery and current field surveys. Through the establishment of health assessment units and spatial quantification of the indicators, the spatial clustering analysis, integrated with remote sensing and geographic information system technique was applied to make an accurate diagnosis of ecosystem health for Chongming Dongtan wetlands and highlight the areas in subhealthy and unhealthy condition and urgent need of conservation and management. The results from this research indicated that the ecosystem health condition at the Dongtan wetlands showed spatial variation, to a certain extent, corresponding to the distributions of elevation and land cover types. More than 75 % of the total study area was at a relatively healthy level, with 34.19 km² for the very healthy zone and 41.08 km² for the healthy zone, while the subhealthy and unhealthy zones covered 18.23 and 4.76 km², respectively. This study demonstrated the potential for this integrated approach to give objective and effective evaluation of ecosystem health for the dynamic coastal and estuarine wetlands and provide up-to-date information to assist with early warning for ecological security and management decisions for Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve.     

长江流域生态系统格局演变及驱动力

长江流域生态系统格局复杂,多种社会经济、政策和自然因素对土地利用变化的影响使得生态环境发生变化。分析了2000年至2015年长江流域生态系统格局和演变特征,及主要驱动力对生态系统变化的贡献。15年间,共有约6.4万km~2的生态系统类型发生变化,城镇增长67.5%,农田缩减7.5%,森林增加2.1%,剧烈的生态系统变化集中于下游,以及中上游的大城市,城镇聚集区以及退耕还林区。生态系统景观破碎化程度和景观多样性提高。上、中、下游生态系统格局、构成差异较大,15年间,上游和下游森林显著增加,下游城镇显著扩张、农田和湿地显著缩减,上游湿地增加最为显著。城镇化是生态系统格局演变的首要驱动力,对生态系统变化的贡献率达48.0%,长江下游城镇化的贡献率高达64.5%。生态保护与恢复工程是第二驱动力,对生态系统变化的贡献率为32.8%,在上游高达47.8%。水资源开发和农业开发贡献率分别为8.5%和9.9%,此外,气候变化促使高原湖泊面积增大。为保护长江流域生态系统的可持续发展,需划定生态保护红线,合理规划城市化进程中的土地利用,保护优质耕地,禁止重要湿地的开发。     

塔里木河流域生态系统健康评价

通过收集2000 年以来塔里木河流域的生态、经济和社会状况资料,分析影响该流域生态系统健康的因素,采用指标体系分析法和专家咨询法,确立塔里木河流域生态系统健康评价指标体系和评价标准,计算得出流域生态健康评价指标权重,并对流域生态健康状况进行了评价.结果表明:塔里木河源流的阿克苏河、叶尔羌河和开都河-孔雀河流域的山区生态系统的健康状态处于"中等"级别,和田河流域的山区生态处于"优"级别;阿克苏河、叶尔羌河和和田河流域的平原绿洲区生态处于"优"级别,开都河-孔雀河流域的平原绿洲区生态处于"中等"级别;四源流的荒漠区生态处于"差"级别;塔里木河干流上游生态处于"优"级别,中游生态处于"中等"级别,下游生态处于"差"级别.评价结果基本与实际相符,说明使用的评价方法是切实可行的.该研究结论将为流域生态环境的综合治理提供科学依据.