Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China: future reversal of increasing vegetation greening in response to an evolving environment
SDG15 emphasizes the criticality of ecosystem sustainability. The interplay between vegetation and the environment plays a crucial role in maintaining ecological equilibrium. The Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China (MSBBC), a novel geographical designation, encompasses agro-pastoral production and liv...
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| description | SDG15 emphasizes the criticality of ecosystem sustainability. The interplay between vegetation and the environment plays a crucial role in maintaining ecological equilibrium. The Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China (MSBBC), a novel geographical designation, encompasses agro-pastoral production and living spaces in China. However, vegetation dynamics in the area remain incompletely characterized. Therefore, this study investigated spatiotemporal variations of NDVI in MSBBC from 2000 to 2022, introducing the V-statistic to simulate durations of future vegetation trends. Since 2000, a majority of the MSBBC has experienced vegetation improvement, with significant enhancement observed in 77.34% of the area. This trend is primarily driven by increased precipitation and wind speed under climate warming, coupled with increased afforestation efforts and reduced livestock populations. Conversely, areas presenting significant vegetation degradation account for only 1.07% of the total, mainly due to urbanization and economic progress, partially explained by decreased sunshine duration and relative humidity. Evidently, China’s long-standing commitment to environmental preservation and ecological restoration has greatly mitigated degradation. Importantly, vegetation greening is projected to stagnate over the next decade. These findings deepen our understanding of ecosystem enhancement influenced by climatic and anthropogenic factors and provide a valuable reference for devising innovative approaches to remote sensing time series predictions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25e59ddcc0864b83bcf5000450a0fc1e2025-01-07T10:00:55ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Digital Earth1753-89471753-89552025-12-0118110.1080/17538947.2024.2449183Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China: future reversal of increasing vegetation greening in response to an evolving environmentJing Fu0Baoling Su1Jianxin Qin2Yong Hu3College of Geography and Tourism, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, People’s Republic of ChinaCollege of Geography and Tourism, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, People’s Republic of ChinaHunan Key Laboratory of Geospatial Big Data Mining and Application, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, People’s Republic of ChinaCollege of Geography and Tourism, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, People’s Republic of ChinaSDG15 emphasizes the criticality of ecosystem sustainability. The interplay between vegetation and the environment plays a crucial role in maintaining ecological equilibrium. The Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China (MSBBC), a novel geographical designation, encompasses agro-pastoral production and living spaces in China. However, vegetation dynamics in the area remain incompletely characterized. Therefore, this study investigated spatiotemporal variations of NDVI in MSBBC from 2000 to 2022, introducing the V-statistic to simulate durations of future vegetation trends. Since 2000, a majority of the MSBBC has experienced vegetation improvement, with significant enhancement observed in 77.34% of the area. This trend is primarily driven by increased precipitation and wind speed under climate warming, coupled with increased afforestation efforts and reduced livestock populations. Conversely, areas presenting significant vegetation degradation account for only 1.07% of the total, mainly due to urbanization and economic progress, partially explained by decreased sunshine duration and relative humidity. Evidently, China’s long-standing commitment to environmental preservation and ecological restoration has greatly mitigated degradation. Importantly, vegetation greening is projected to stagnate over the next decade. These findings deepen our understanding of ecosystem enhancement influenced by climatic and anthropogenic factors and provide a valuable reference for devising innovative approaches to remote sensing time series predictions.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17538947.2024.2449183NDVI time seriesspatiotemporal variabilitymultiple determinantsV-statisticsustainability |
| spellingShingle | Jing Fu Baoling Su Jianxin Qin Yong Hu Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China: future reversal of increasing vegetation greening in response to an evolving environment International Journal of Digital Earth NDVI time series spatiotemporal variability multiple determinants V-statistic sustainability |
| title | Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China: future reversal of increasing vegetation greening in response to an evolving environment |
| title_full | Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China: future reversal of increasing vegetation greening in response to an evolving environment |
| title_fullStr | Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China: future reversal of increasing vegetation greening in response to an evolving environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China: future reversal of increasing vegetation greening in response to an evolving environment |
| title_short | Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China: future reversal of increasing vegetation greening in response to an evolving environment |
| title_sort | mid spine belt of beautiful china future reversal of increasing vegetation greening in response to an evolving environment |
| topic | NDVI time series spatiotemporal variability multiple determinants V-statistic sustainability |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17538947.2024.2449183 |
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