CollectHomepage AdvertisementContact usMessage

Arid Land Geography ›› 2024, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (7): 1242-1251.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2023.563

• Regional Development • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of habitat quality in Yinchuan City by coupling InVEST and Geodetector models

ZHANG Xiaodong1(), WU Dan2,3, WANG Ying1, ZHAO Yinxin1, MA Yu1, MA Yuxue1, NI Hailing4   

  1. 1. Ningxia Fundamental Geological Survey Institute, Geological and Mineral Resources Center Laboratory of Ningxia, Yinchuan 750021, Ningxia, China
    2. College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
    3. Ningxia Institute of Remote Sensing Survey, Ningxia Data and Application Center of High Resolution Earth Observation System, Yinchuan 750021, Ningxia, China
    4. Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology of Ningxia, Yinchuan 750021, Ningxia, China
  • Received:2023-10-11 Revised:2023-11-08 Online:2024-07-25 Published:2024-07-30

Abstract:

As an essential water source conservation area and a fundamental national ecological functional area in the Yellow River Basin, Yinchuan City’s habitat quality is related to regional ecological security and sustainable development. However, further research is needed on the habitat quality and influencing factors in Yinchuan City of Ningxia, China. Based on three phases of land-use data from 2000, 2010, and 2020, as well as the habitat quality module of the InVEST model, Moran’s I index, and Geodetector, habitat quality was estimated and the spatial distribution characteristics were analyzed over the past 20 years. The impact of nine influencing factors, such as elevation, slope, and vegetation coverage, etc, on habitat quality was quantified. The results showed the following: (1) Yinchuan City’s average habitat quality index in 2000, 2010, and 2020 was 0.337, 0.332, and 0.322, respectively. The habitat quality index was low and slightly decreased over the past 20 years. The magnitude and proportion of habitat quality improvement are lower than those of deterioration, and the habitat quality exhibits a spatial distribution characteristic of high in the north and south, and low in the middle. (2) Habitat quality has a strong spatial agglomeration effect in space, and Moran’s I index shows a downward trend. The degree of spatial autocorrelation of habitat quality has weakened, and agglomeration has gradually decreased. The LISA clustering map results show that the areas that have changed over the past 20 years primarily include the central and northern parts of the study area, with high-low clustering areas changing to low-low clustering areas. (3) Elevation and land-use type are the primary factors influencing habitat quality in Yinchuan City. The interplay of various influencing factors showed that the enhancement effect on habitat quality increases accordingly, primarily with a dual-factor enhancement, followed by a nonlinear enhancement. The interaction between elevation and various factors emerges as the most significant contributor. The results provide a scientific basis and support for decision-making for ecological protection and high-quality and sustainable development in Yinchuan City.

Key words: InVEST model, habitat quality, Geodetector, Yinchuan City