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Roadless Areas in China: Dynamic Patterns and Conservation Implications Open

Weihua Xu, Han Mei, Li An, Jingjing Zhang, Zhiyun Ouyang · 2025

Expanding public transportation and conserving biodiversity are two major components of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. However, these objectives often conflict, as habitat loss and fragmentation caused by transportation …

Aligning natural climate solutions with mitigation policies for low-cost carbon neutrality: insights from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Open

Binbin Huang, Lijing Wang, Fei Lü, Xiaoke Wang, Hua Zheng , et al. · 2025

To limit global warming to below 1.5 °C–2 °C, more than 140 countries have pledged carbon neutrality. However, many less-developed countries and regions face economic constraints and often suffer from severe ecosystem degradation, which jo…

Contribution of biosphere reserves to global biodiversity conservation and climate change Open

Zhiyun Ouyang, Yiheng Yao, Jun Tang, Weihua Xu, Xiao‐Song Li , et al. · 2025

Aligning ecosystem service flows with biodiversity in systematic conservation planning Open

Xiaodan Lin, Yan Zhang, Tong Wu, Xiaodong Chen, Hua Zheng , et al. · 2025

Understanding the spatial flows of ecosystem services (ESs) by linking their supply to demand areas is critical for cost-effective spatial planning of prioritization conservation. However, studies on spatial conservation priority based on …

Quantitative analyses of multidimensional ecological impacts of Talatan photovoltaic power plant on desert ecosystems in Northwestern China Open

Yufen Tong, Qian Ding, Chongbin Xu, Qian Chen, Guojin He , et al. · 2025

Globally, solar energy has supplanted fossil fuels as the predominant source of clean energy. Scholars have been calling for techno-ecological synergies that minimizing unintended environmental consequences; however, empirical evidence is …

Climate Warming-Driven Expansion and Retreat of Alpine Scree in the Third Pole over the Past 45 Years Open

Guanshi Zhang, Bingfang Wu, Lingxiao Ying, Yu Zhao, Li Zhang , et al. · 2025

Alpine scree, a distinctive plateau ecosystem, serves as habitat for numerous rare and endangered species. However, current research does not differentiate it from desert in terms of spatial boundary, hindering biodiversity conservation an…

Ecological integrity assessment system for Wuyishan national park Open

Xiaoyun Fan, Zhenhua Zang, Jun Tang, Lei Zhao, Weihua Xu , et al. · 2025

Protecting ecological integrity is one of the primary objectives in the establishment of many national parks. Accurately assessing ecological integrity is vital for evaluating the rationality of national park boundaries and the effectivene…

Impact of urban green infrastructure on ecosystem services: A systematic review Open

Yunong Yao, Hua Zheng, Zhiyun Ouyang, Cheng Gong, Jian Zhang , et al. · 2025

How landscape structure influences water-related ecosystem service flows Open

Xiaodan Lin, Yan Zhang, Chenyang Zou, Xiaodong Chen, Tong Wu , et al. · 2025

Science and technology support ecosystem protection and restoration in western China to ensure ecological security of the country Open

Zhiyun Ouyang, Lingqiao Kong, Bingru Huang, Weihua Xu, Bojie Fu · 2025

Exploring coordinated pathways for sustainable ecosystem and socioeconomic development: A case study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region Open

Yanni Cao, Lingqiao Kong, Zhenci Xu, Zhaowei Ding, Lijuan Wang , et al. · 2025

Marine ecosystem services and natural capital in China: Opportunities for improved understanding, valuing, and policy Open

Laurence J. McCook, Lyutong Cai, Cynthia Yeung, Chen Shang, Zhiyun Ouyang , et al. · 2025

This paper reviews the context and prospects for markedly improved sustainability of marine ecosystems and resources in China, based on accounting of marine ecosystem services and natural capital along with supporting policy and governance…

Pickering Emulsions Based on Gelatin/Tannic Acid/Hyaluronic Acid Nanocomplexes for Enhanced Emulsifying, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties Open

Xinying Zhao, Ke-nan Miao, Chiqing Chen, Gong Yu, Zhiyun Ouyang , et al. · 2025

Will climate change inevitably disrupt the cryospheric budget dynamics of the Third Pole? Open

Lingxiao Ying, Hua Zheng, Xuan Huang, Tong Wu, Jinfeng Ma , et al. · 2025

The global cryosphere is retreating under ongoing climate change. The Third Pole (TP) of the Earth, which serves as a critical water source for two billion people, is also experiencing this decline. However, the interplay between rising te…

Potential for synergistic conservation through area‐based strategies Open

Li Zhang, Yanwen Fu, Jiaxin Li, Lingyan Yan, Xiaojun Kou , et al. · 2025

The ongoing biodiversity crisis has raised concerns about the effectiveness of area‐based conservation (ABC) strategies for achieving positive biodiversity outcomes. In riverine ecosystems, the linear habitat structure of fishes introduces…

Advancing landscape sustainability science: key challenges and strategies for integration with landscape design and planning Open

Jiangxiao Qiu, Joan Iverson Nassauer, Jack Ahern, Lu Huang, James Reed , et al. · 2025

Mechanisms and influencing factors of cultural ecosystem services value realization Open

林亦晴 LIN Yiqing, Yanbing Liu, Zhiyun Ouyang, Meng Chen, Yi Xiao · 2025

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) play a crucial role in sustainable development, yet research on the mechanisms of CES value realization and its influencing factors remains limited, particularly in understanding how ecological, transporta…

Synergistic Effects between Photovoltaic Power Generation and Ecosystem Service Provision in the World's Largest Photovoltaic Power Plant Open

Yunxia Tong, Qian Ding, Chongbin Xu, Qian Chen, Guojin He , et al. · 2025

Beyond Self-Interest: A Behavioral-Institutional Analysis of Land Violations by Local Governments in China Open

Zhiyun Ouyang, shengxiang chen · 2025

Beyond Self-Interest: A Behavioral-Institutional Analysis of Land Violations by Local Governments in China Open

Zhiyun Ouyang, shengxiang chen · 2025

A Comprehensive Assessment of Urban Greenspace Accessibility and Supply-Demand Characteristics in Beijing Open

Zhengwu Cai, Hua Lan, Zhiyun Ouyang, Baolong Han · 2025

Review of ecosystem asset quality assessment methods and progress Open

Zhao Yu, Lingxiao Ying, Guanshi Zhang, Zhiyun Ouyang · 2025

Quantifying the Impact of Nonmaterial Services Increasing on Household Livelihood and the Value of Ecosystem Assets—An Example of the Yunhe Terrace Ecosystem Open

Pu Li, Yanbing Liu, Zhiyun Ouyang · 2024

Balancing ecological conservation and economic development is a significant global challenge, particularly in developing countries where rich natural resources often coincide with impoverished areas. This study used the Yunhe Terrace as a …

Business management data analysis method based on data mining Open

Zhiyun Ouyang, Yaochenxi Xu, Xin Xie · 2024

In China's social and economic development, the business management as the basic component, not only affects the practical economic development goal, but also decides the main direction of enterprise reform and innovation in the new period…

Survival Risk Analysis for Four Endemic Ungulates on Grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau Based on the Grazing Pressure Index Open

Lingyan Yan, Lingqiao Kong, Zhiyun Ouyang, Jinming Hu, Li Zhang · 2024

Ungulates are essential for maintaining the health of grassland ecosystems on the Tibetan plateau. Increased livestock grazing has caused competition for food resources, threatening ungulates’ survival. The survival risk of food resources …

Mapping human health risks from ecosystems (EHRs) based on vegetation census data Open

Chengji Shu, Weixing Cai, Manlin Zhang, Chenyang Guo, Lin Li , et al. · 2024

Ecosystem benefits and services assessments are widely used in the current urban ecological management strategies to enhance benefits of ecosystems to urban residents, but ecosystems are not benign entities that exist solely for human bene…

Using gross ecosystem product to harmonize biodiversity conservation and economic development in Southwestern China Open

Ziyan Lin, Tong Wu, Enming Rao, Yi Xiao, Zhiyun Ouyang · 2024

Gross ecosystem product (GEP) is the aggregate economic value of the final goods and services of the ecosystem produced within a given area, providing a potentially effective means of linking nature protection and restoration to developmen…

Ecological restoration is crucial in mitigating carbon loss caused by permafrost thawing on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Open

Binbin Huang, Fei Lu, Xiaoke Wang, Hua Zheng, Xing Wu , et al. · 2024

Climate change leads to permafrost thawing, accelerating carbon emissions increases, challenges the goal of climate change mitigation. However, it remains unknown whether implementing ecological restoration projects in Alpine areas can off…

Wind erosion changes from ecological restoration and climatic drivers on the Tibetan plateau Open

Xiaodan Lin, Tong Wu, Lingqiao Kong, Zhiyun Ouyang · 2024

Wind erosion increases risks to soil productivity and food security, which have large implications for ecosystems and human well-being. However, the spatial patterns of how ecological restoration and climate change affect wind erosion rema…

Grass-livestock balance under the joint influences of climate change, human activities and ecological protection on Tibetan Plateau Open

Lingyan Yan, Lingqiao Kong, Lijing Wang, Li Zhang, Jinming Hu , et al. · 2024

Grasslands are important terrestrial ecosystems and key sources of primary productivity for livestock on Earth. It is very important to clarify the trend of the balance between grassland and livestock for sustainable development. Focusing …

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