Abstract The National Ecological Barrier Zones are an important part of China's ecological
security strategy. The construction of a scientific and reasonable ecological security pattern …

Although remote sensing technology has been used to evaluate regional ecosystem health
for a long time, it is still necessary to find a suitable index system to better evaluate …

Since the Anthropocene, drastic changes in the relationship between humans and the earth
have prompted human beings to pay more attention to the living environment. As a …

Healthy ecosystems are the foundation of sustainable urbanization. While scientists have
long understood the ecological benefits of healthy landscapes, there is still limited …

The urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon gets intensified in the process of urbanization,
which increases the vulnerability of urban dwellers to heatwaves. The UHI-induced …

Abstract Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) reflects the important role
that natural ecosystems play in reducing the likelihood, severity, and impact of …

Urbanisation affects the health and stability of ecosystem significantly. Constructing a
scientific ecological security pattern (ESP) is of paramount importance for safeguarding the …

Coastal wetlands as the potential ecosystems, provide a wide range of benefits counting
from ecosystem services to livelihood opportunities. Wetlands are continuously being …

Ecosystem health is an important research topic. Several studies have mainly focused on
ecosystem health assessment (EHA) on a large or medium scale, with only a few studies …

Ecosystem health plays a vital role in the development of regional ecological environment.
Gannan Plateau, an important water conservation area in the upper reaches of the Yellow …