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Arid Land Geography ›› 2025, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (2): 308-322.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2024.320

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Analysis and prediction of landscape ecological risk in Ebinur Lake Basin based on PLUS model

ZHANG Zihan1,2(), WANG Jinjie1,2, DING Jianli2,3(), ZHANG Jinming1,2, GE Xiangyu1,2   

  1. 1. College of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, China
    3. Xinjiang Institute of Technology, Aksu 843100, Xinjiang, China
  • Received:2024-05-26 Revised:2024-06-11 Online:2025-02-25 Published:2025-02-25
  • Contact: DING Jianli E-mail:107552301154@stu.xju.edu.cn;dingjl@xju.edu.cn

Abstract:

The evaluation of landscape ecological risk is an emerging interdisciplinary field combining geography and ecology, with significant importance for regional environmental assessment and land resource planning. This study focuses on the Ebinur Lake Basin, Xinjiang, China using remote sensing data on land use from 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020 to quantitatively analyze dynamic land use changes over three decades. The landscape ecological risk index and geostatistical methods were applied to assess the degree and spatiotemporal variation of ecological risks in the basin. Additionally, the PLUS model was used to simulate and predict the spatial distribution of land use and ecological risks under multiple 2030 scenarios. The results revealed the following: (1) Grassland and bare land dominate the basin, covering over 70% of the area, while shrubland and wetlands occupy smaller areas. Between 1990 and 2020, farmland and impervious surfaces expanded significantly, while grassland area shrank, representing the main land use changes. (2) From 1990 to 2020, the global landscape ecological risk, indicated by the Moran index (Moran’s I), showed a significant positive trend, with risks increasing and exhibiting a clustering effect, following a spatial distribution pattern of “low at the edges, high in the center”. (3) By 2030, land use changes in the basin are expected to stabilize, with grassland and bare land remaining dominant. (4) The spatial distribution of ecological risks in 2030 under different scenarios aligns with historical trends. Among these scenarios, the ecological protection scenario is most effective at mitigating risks while balancing socioeconomic development, making it ideal for achieving sustainable development.

Key words: land use, landscape ecological risk, PLUS forecast, multi-scenario simulation, Ebinur Lake Basin