Integrating species diversity, ecosystem services, climate and ecological stability helps to improve spatial representation of protected areas for quadruple win
Establishing and maintaining protected areas is a pivotal strategy for attaining the post-2020 biodiversity target. The conservation objectives of protected areas have shifted from a narrow emphasis on biodiversity to encompass broader considerations such as ecosystem stability, community resilience...
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| description | Establishing and maintaining protected areas is a pivotal strategy for attaining the post-2020 biodiversity target. The conservation objectives of protected areas have shifted from a narrow emphasis on biodiversity to encompass broader considerations such as ecosystem stability, community resilience to climate change, and enhancement of human well-being. Given these multifaceted objectives, it is imperative to judiciously allocate resources to effectively conserve biodiversity by identifying strategically significant areas for conservation, particularly for mountainous areas. In this study, we evaluated the representativeness of the protected area network in the Qinling Mountains concerning species diversity, ecosystem services, climate stability and ecological stability. The results indicate that some of the ecological indicators are spatially correlated with topographic gradient effects. The conservation priority areas predominantly lie in the northern foothills, the southeastern, and southwestern parts of the Qinling Mountain with areas concentrated at altitudes between 1,500–2,000 m and slopes between 40°–50° as hotspots. The conservation priority areas identified through the framework of inclusive conservation optimization account for 22.9 % of the Qinling Mountain. Existing protected areas comprise only 6.1 % of the Qinling Mountain and 13.18 % of the conservation priority areas. This will play an important role in achieving sustainable development in the region and in meeting the post-2020 biodiversity target. The framework can advance the different objectives of achieving a quadruple win and can also be extended to other regions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ede872589a134d1094647989f24522052025-01-08T04:53:44ZengElsevierGeography and Sustainability2666-68392025-02-0161100205Integrating species diversity, ecosystem services, climate and ecological stability helps to improve spatial representation of protected areas for quadruple winHui Dang0Yihe Lü1Xiaofeng Wang2Yunqi Hao3Bojie Fu4State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Corresponding author.School of Land Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaEstablishing and maintaining protected areas is a pivotal strategy for attaining the post-2020 biodiversity target. The conservation objectives of protected areas have shifted from a narrow emphasis on biodiversity to encompass broader considerations such as ecosystem stability, community resilience to climate change, and enhancement of human well-being. Given these multifaceted objectives, it is imperative to judiciously allocate resources to effectively conserve biodiversity by identifying strategically significant areas for conservation, particularly for mountainous areas. In this study, we evaluated the representativeness of the protected area network in the Qinling Mountains concerning species diversity, ecosystem services, climate stability and ecological stability. The results indicate that some of the ecological indicators are spatially correlated with topographic gradient effects. The conservation priority areas predominantly lie in the northern foothills, the southeastern, and southwestern parts of the Qinling Mountain with areas concentrated at altitudes between 1,500–2,000 m and slopes between 40°–50° as hotspots. The conservation priority areas identified through the framework of inclusive conservation optimization account for 22.9 % of the Qinling Mountain. Existing protected areas comprise only 6.1 % of the Qinling Mountain and 13.18 % of the conservation priority areas. This will play an important role in achieving sustainable development in the region and in meeting the post-2020 biodiversity target. The framework can advance the different objectives of achieving a quadruple win and can also be extended to other regions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666683924000609Protected areasNature conservationEcological representationQinling MountainsSpatial planning |
| spellingShingle | Hui Dang Yihe Lü Xiaofeng Wang Yunqi Hao Bojie Fu Integrating species diversity, ecosystem services, climate and ecological stability helps to improve spatial representation of protected areas for quadruple win Geography and Sustainability Protected areas Nature conservation Ecological representation Qinling Mountains Spatial planning |
| title | Integrating species diversity, ecosystem services, climate and ecological stability helps to improve spatial representation of protected areas for quadruple win |
| title_full | Integrating species diversity, ecosystem services, climate and ecological stability helps to improve spatial representation of protected areas for quadruple win |
| title_fullStr | Integrating species diversity, ecosystem services, climate and ecological stability helps to improve spatial representation of protected areas for quadruple win |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrating species diversity, ecosystem services, climate and ecological stability helps to improve spatial representation of protected areas for quadruple win |
| title_short | Integrating species diversity, ecosystem services, climate and ecological stability helps to improve spatial representation of protected areas for quadruple win |
| title_sort | integrating species diversity ecosystem services climate and ecological stability helps to improve spatial representation of protected areas for quadruple win |
| topic | Protected areas Nature conservation Ecological representation Qinling Mountains Spatial planning |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666683924000609 |
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