Songwen Deng , Mengyuan Luo , Wenhuan Wang , Sixiang Lan , Weifeng Xu , Xuzhi Mai , Wei Zhang
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Assessment of biodiversity and landscape changes during the Pinglu Canal construction and the benefits of ecological restoration based on Rao's Q index
Assessing biodiversity change is crucial for evaluating the ecological impacts of infrastructure development. Taking the Pinglu Canal as an example, this study integrates Rao's Q index, remote sensing data, and landscape metrics to analyze the ecological pattern changes and restoration benefits before and after canal construction from 2015 to 2024. Results indicated that canal construction significantly intensified fragmentation of forests, wetlands, and farmlands, resulting in about a 25 % decrease in Rao's Q index during the initial construction phase (2022), reflecting notable biodiversity loss. Following ecological restoration measures (such as afforestation compensation and wetland restoration) implemented in 2023–2024, Rao's Q showed differentiated recoveries across ecosystems, with forest ecosystems recovering by approximately 20 %, respectively. This research confirms that the Rao's Q index is suitable for evaluating biodiversity changes in heterogeneous landscapes but may overestimate biodiversity in homogeneous ecosystems like mangroves, thus necessitating correction through complementary metrics. The findings provide important theoretical support and practical references for ecological restoration planning in infrastructure projects.
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.