Abstract The Three-North Shelterbelt (TNS) program is one of China's major ecological
restoration projects over the past few decades. However, evaluation of the ecological …

Rapid urbanization leads to fragmentation of landscape and destruction of the ecological
security network. A sound ecological security network promotes connectivity between …

With the deep expansion of urbanization, contradictions between human beings and the
natural environment in hilly areas have shown the characteristics of multi-scale and …

The construction of an ecological security pattern (ESP) is an important way to ensure
regional ecological security and to achieve sustainable regional development. It is also one …

Ecological security pattern (ESP) is an effective way to integrate landscape patterns and
ecological processes from the perspective of ecological connectivity. Its scientific …

Ecological network construction and optimization is an effective way to balance the
contradiction between regional development and ecological protection in the process of …

Planning urban landscape is essential for maintaining key ecosystem services (ESs) in
rapidly urbanizing areas and has become one of the key questions in urban ecology and …

Ecological infrastructure is a popular framework for conservation planning. In this paper, one
of the most urbanized regions of China-Shenzhen was chosen as the study area. Ecological …

Context As urbanization continues, ecosystem stability faces serious challenges. Ecological
security patterns have become a main tool with which the contradictions between economic …

Rapid urbanization would lead to deterioration of the eco-environment and damage the
functioning of ecosystem services. Ecological security pattern (ESP) is one of important …