Study on the Ecological Degradation of Lashihai Area based on Potential Vegetation |
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| Authors: | DOU Hongtao QI Yanan LI Haiping |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Spatial Planning & Regional Economy (ISPRE), Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, Beiijing 100038, China2. Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport, Beijing 100088, China3. School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China |
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| Abstract: | Ecological degradation is a common problem around the world which has a profound impact on the sustainable development of mankind. This paper selects Lashihai basin as the study case, and uses Logistic stepwise regression to simulate the original ecology of the potential vegetation in the area as a reference system for the definition and analysis of the subsequent degree of ecological degradation and its distribution characteristics. The analysis yields four main results. (1) The strong human disturbance areas in the Lashihai region are concentrated in the Lashihai basin, and the main impact factors are roads, residential areas and cultivated lands. (2) Besides lake, there are eight potential vegetation types in Lashihai, among which evergreen coniferous forest is the dominant community, and the other seven planting types of potential vegetation include warm meadow, grass, beach grass, evergreen broad-leaved shrubbery, deciduous broad-leaved shrubbery, warm steppe and alpine grassland. (3) The elevation and average phosphorus content have significant effects on the distribution of potential vegetation, while the different vegetation types have differential sensitivities to environmental factors. (4) On the whole, the degree of ecological degradation in the basin is relatively light, in which the proportion of non-degraded areas accounts for nearly half, the area of mild degradation is about one-fourth, the moderately degraded area is concentrated in areas with strong human disturbance, accounting for only 18.64%, and the severe degradation is rare, occupying an area of only 3.17%. |
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| Keywords: | Lashihai region human disturbance logistic stepwise regression potential vegetation ecological degradation |
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