Climate change has a large effect on the global water cycle, which will be further impacted
by urbanization, resulting in a slew of water issues such as water scarcity and flooding. As a …

The rapid urbanization in central and eastern China has posed a major threat to the green
sustainable development of the ecological environment. However, the understanding of the …

Tidal flats are threatened by tidal reclamation and climatic changes around the world.
Particular challenges exist in China where tidal flats are changing rapidly along with …

Spatially and thematically explicit information of wetlands is important to understanding
ecosystem functions and services, as well as for establishment of management policy and …

The total amount of sealed surfaces is increasing in many urban areas, which presents a
challenge for sewerage systems and wastewater treatment plants when extreme rainfall …

China needs not only high land use efficiency, but also a high-quality ecological
environment. Thus, clarifying interaction between land use efficiency and the ecosystem is …

Lakes are sensitive indicators of anthropogenic climate change and also respond to direct
human activities. Yet, long-term lake inventories and quantitative evaluation of the factors …

Understanding where important ecosystem services originate in space and how they
change in time is essential for sustainable ecosystem management. Spatially explicit …

Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing animal food production sectors mainly developed
in fertile coastal areas. Monitoring and mapping of aquaculture ponds are of utmost …

Context The major goal of ecological security patterns (ESPs) is to identify key ecological
sources and corridors, which play an important role in achieving regional sustainability …