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eISSN: 2083-5906
ISSN: 1230-1485
ISSN: 1230-1485
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Quantitative Assessment of Habitat Quality
and Analysis of its Drivers
in the Yellow River Basin
1
Department of Global Food Service Management, Woosuk University, Jeonju, 55338, South Korea
2
College of Economics and Management, North West Agriculture and Forestry University, Xianyang 712199, China
3
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, China
4
Shandong Land Development Group, Shandong, 100071, China
Submission date: 2024-10-17
Final revision date: 2025-01-29
Acceptance date: 2025-08-10
Online publication date: 2025-09-30
Corresponding author
Kerui Zhang
Department of Global Food Service Management, Woosuk University, Jeonju, 55338, South Korea
Department of Global Food Service Management, Woosuk University, Jeonju, 55338, South Korea
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ABSTRACT
The habitat quality (HQ) of the Yellow River Basin (YRB) has undergone significant changes
driven by rapid urbanization and population growth. Using the InVEST model, we assessed year-to-year
changes in HQ over the period 1990-2020, analyzing spatial and temporal variability, key influencing
factors, and potential responses under different land management objectives. Results showed that HQ
in the YRB exhibited an overall increasing trend (0.76 per decade), largely attributed to afforestation
practices. However, annual fluctuations emphasized the necessity of year-by-year analysis. Vegetation
and elevation were identified as the main contributors to high HQ, highlighting the effectiveness of
afforestation on steep slopes and around rivers/lakes in further improving HQ. Notably, the latter
part of the upper Yellow River was identified as an ecologically vulnerable area with low HQ scores,
suggesting the need to prioritize ecological restoration efforts in this region. These findings provide
valuable insights for ecological management and advancing ecosystem service science.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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