Ding Honghao , Sun Ranhao , Pang Xixiang , Ding Xiaodong , Jiang Wenpeng
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Quantifying the independent contributions of ecological restoration projects: An efficacy evaluation study of Yimeng Mountain
Ecological restoration projects (ERPs) are essential for promoting regional sustainability and enhancing societal well-being. However, their independent contributions to regional ecological efficacy improvement remain difficult to quantify due to confounding factors. To address this limitation, we present the Yimeng Mountain ERP as a case study and develop a “pattern-service” hierarchical evaluation framework, introducing an innovative method, spatial difference in temporal difference method (STDM) inserting twice spatial differences before and after the ERP assessment, to isolate independent contribution of ERPs. Key findings reveal that: 1) From 2020 to 2023, the Yimeng region experienced a 6 % growth in natural ecosystem coverage, a 20 % increase in fractional vegetation cover (FVC), and an 8 % reduction in landscape fragmentation. 2) Major ecosystem services (ESs) showed remarkable improvements, with the total amount of wind erosion prevention increasing by 211 %, water conservation by 81 %, flood water storage by 52 %, and soil conservation by 47 %. 3) The initial effect of ERP contributed 72 % of the FVC increase and 75 % of the soil conservation improvement within the project implementation scope, contributing to water conservation (28 %), wind erosion prevention (2.35 %), and flood water storage (0.35 %) were limited. This study offers valuable methodological insight for evaluating the ecological effectiveness of ERPs, providing direct implications for optimizing regional ERP implementation.
期刊介绍:
Ecological engineering has been defined as the design of ecosystems for the mutual benefit of humans and nature. The journal is meant for ecologists who, because of their research interests or occupation, are involved in designing, monitoring, or restoring ecosystems, and can serve as a bridge between ecologists and engineers.
Specific topics covered in the journal include: habitat reconstruction; ecotechnology; synthetic ecology; bioengineering; restoration ecology; ecology conservation; ecosystem rehabilitation; stream and river restoration; reclamation ecology; non-renewable resource conservation. Descriptions of specific applications of ecological engineering are acceptable only when situated within context of adding novelty to current research and emphasizing ecosystem restoration. We do not accept purely descriptive reports on ecosystem structures (such as vegetation surveys), purely physical assessment of materials that can be used for ecological restoration, small-model studies carried out in the laboratory or greenhouse with artificial (waste)water or crop studies, or case studies on conventional wastewater treatment and eutrophication that do not offer an ecosystem restoration approach within the paper.