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Ecological Corridors Crucial for Promoting Biological Migration and Ecosystem Services

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Researchers in Taiyuan, People's Republic of China, have found that ecological corridors are essential for promoting biological migration, improving ecosystem services, and maintaining ecological balance and human well-being. Using multi-source data, an indicator and model system covering four key ecosystem services was built to analyze the spatial pattern in the Fenhe River Basin. The study's findings provide scientific guidance for the formulation and implementation of ecological sustainability policies in China and reference for the improvement of biodiversity and ecological security in ecologically sensitive regions worldwide.

Key Takeaways:

  • The study found that ecological corridors are conducive to promoting biological migration and flow, improving ecosystem services, and maintaining ecological balance and human well-being.
  • The researchers built an indicator and model system covering four key ecosystem services, including regulation, support, supply, and cultural services, to analyze the spatial pattern in the Fenhe River Basin.
  • The study's results showed that forests in the Lvliang and Taihang Mountains provided high-quality regulation and support services, which were 70.79% and 50.28% higher than the regional average, respectively.
  • The contribution of natural factors, particularly terrain and vegetation, to key ecosystem services exceeded 64%, outpacing social-economic factors.
  • Strong trade-offs were found among the four ecosystem services, with an area accounting for 37.23%.
  • The study concluded that the findings provide scientific guidance for the formulation and implementation of ecological sustainability policies in China and reference for the improvement of biodiversity and ecological security in ecologically sensitive regions worldwide.

Statistics:

  • 70.79%: Increase in regulation services provided by forests in the Lvliang and Taihang Mountains compared to the regional average.
  • 50.28%: Increase in support services provided by forests in the Lvliang and Taihang Mountains compared to the regional average.
  • 62.46%: Excess of supply service in cultivated land of the river valley compared to the regional average.
  • 1.75 times: Increase in cultural service in certain unused land compared to the regional average.
  • 37.23%: Area with strong trade-offs among four ecosystem services.
  • 64%: Contribution of natural factors to key ecosystem services.
  • 31.62% - 65.38%: Contribution of terrain and vegetation to key ecosystem services.

Sources:

  • Identification and Optimization of Ecological Corridors In the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River Basin. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025;512.
  • NewsRx LLC. Investigators at Shanxi Normal University Discuss Findings in Environment and Sustainability Research (Identification and Optimization of Ecological Corridors In the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River Basin). Ecology, Environment & Conservation. July 4, 2025; p 348.

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