{"title":"Construction and evaluation of the Panjin wetland ecological network based on the minimum cumulative resistance model","authors":"Yujia Lu, Qian Cheng, Meiqing Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2025.111118","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ecological connectivity is crucial for preserving biodiversity and can successfully integrate isolated habitats. The study constructed the ecological network framework of the Panjin wetland using the minimum cumulative resistance model and gravity model. The ecological network was evaluated based on the landscape connectivity index method, and suggestions were given to optimize the zoning of the landscape pattern. Results showed that: (1) The level of interaction among various ecological source sites varies with distance and area. (2) The stability of the ecological network in the Panjin wetland was improved by increasing the ecological sources. The resulting ecological network had an α-index of 0.20, a β-index of 1.30, and an γ-index of 0.48, indicating a certain level of optimization and enhancement potential. (3) The study area was divided into four zones, each of which was analyzed and recommendations were made to achieve a stable development of the ecosystem.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51043,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Modelling","volume":"505 ","pages":"Article 111118"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ecological Modelling","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380025001048","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ECOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Ecological connectivity is crucial for preserving biodiversity and can successfully integrate isolated habitats. The study constructed the ecological network framework of the Panjin wetland using the minimum cumulative resistance model and gravity model. The ecological network was evaluated based on the landscape connectivity index method, and suggestions were given to optimize the zoning of the landscape pattern. Results showed that: (1) The level of interaction among various ecological source sites varies with distance and area. (2) The stability of the ecological network in the Panjin wetland was improved by increasing the ecological sources. The resulting ecological network had an α-index of 0.20, a β-index of 1.30, and an γ-index of 0.48, indicating a certain level of optimization and enhancement potential. (3) The study area was divided into four zones, each of which was analyzed and recommendations were made to achieve a stable development of the ecosystem.
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The journal is concerned with the use of mathematical models and systems analysis for the description of ecological processes and for the sustainable management of resources. Human activity and well-being are dependent on and integrated with the functioning of ecosystems and the services they provide. We aim to understand these basic ecosystem functions using mathematical and conceptual modelling, systems analysis, thermodynamics, computer simulations, and ecological theory. This leads to a preference for process-based models embedded in theory with explicit causative agents as opposed to strictly statistical or correlative descriptions. These modelling methods can be applied to a wide spectrum of issues ranging from basic ecology to human ecology to socio-ecological systems. The journal welcomes research articles, short communications, review articles, letters to the editor, book reviews, and other communications. The journal also supports the activities of the [International Society of Ecological Modelling (ISEM)](http://www.isemna.org/).