Identification of wetland conservation and restoration priorities in regions of oil extraction in the Yellow River Delta using circuit theory modelling

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110621

	Identification of wetland conservation and restoration priorities in regions of oil extraction in the Yellow River Delta using circuit theory modelling
	Wu, Yuru 1,2; Hong, Tao 3; Meng, Ling 1; Xiao, Luxiang 4; Li, Yunzhao 4; Bi, Xiaoli1
发表期刊	ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
ISSN	1470-160X
	2023-10-01
卷号	154 页码:11
关键词	Circuit theory modelling Oil production Effectiveness of protected areas Wetland conservation Restoration prioritization The Yellow River Delta
DOI	10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110621
通讯作者	Wu, Yuru()
英文摘要	Oil exploration fragments coastal wetland habitats, which often leads to biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. Assessing the negative effects of oil infrastructures at the landscape scale is critical for practical coastal wetland management and the planning of protected areas (PAs). However, information gaps involving wetland connectivity and oil exploration exist in current conservation, which limit the efficiency of PAs. Here, we used a GIS-based circuit theory model (Circuitscape) and high-resolution remote sensing data to simulate the movement patterns of random species and to elucidate the effects of oil wells on their connective elements in four types of wetlands (mudflat, saline marsh, shrub wetland and forest wetland) in the Yellow River Delta (YRD), China. The effectiveness of the Yellow River Delta Nature Reserve (YRDNR) in protecting wetland connectivity was evaluated. A planning framework to optimize wetland conservation and restoration by Linkage Mapper was then provided to improve the landscape connectivity of oil well-disturbed wetlands in this region. The results showed that oil wells significantly decreased wetland connectivity and altered their connective elements in the four wetlands of the YRD. Both the resistance of wetland species movement and the heterogeneity of species dispersal have increased. The length of potential corridors and areas possessing barriers to movement have increased by 126 km (20%) and 51 km2 (120%), respectively. Areas with pinch points that promote species movements, however, decreased by 1178 km2 (60%). The YRDNR protected less than 50% of the key corridors and ecological nodes, considering the impacts of oil wells. Mudflat is seriously affected by oil wells in the YRDNR. Consequently, new alternative corridors produced by oil wells and pinch areas at high risk of impacts by oil wells have the highest protection priorities, whereas those permeable barrier areas, such as croplands and paddy fields, have the highest restoration priorities. The results also illustrated the importance of rivers and water bodies as potential shelters for wetland species. Our research suggests that circuit theory model is an effective planning tool to quantify the negative impacts of oil activities and to identify the protection or restoration priorities of ecological hot spots which are unable to be detected by traditional PAs method. This work provides guides for improving landscape connectivity and specifying target habitats for coastal conservation management.
资助机构	National Natural Science Founda-tion of China ; National Key R amp; D Program of China ; Shandong Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
关键词[WOS]	LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY ; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ; GAS DEVELOPMENT ; HABITAT ; MARINE ; INFRASTRUCTURE ; RESOURCES ; ABUNDANCE ; DYNAMICS ; WILDLIFE
研究领域[WOS]	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:001038009300001
引用统计	被引频次：2[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.yic.ac.cn/handle/133337/33397
专题	中国科学院海岸带环境过程与生态修复重点实验室中国科学院海岸带环境过程与生态修复重点实验室_海岸带信息集成与战略规划研究中心
通讯作者	Wu, Yuru
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res, Yantai 264003, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Fujian Agr & Forestry Univ, Coll Forestry, Fuzhou 350002, Peoples R China 4.Ludong Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Engn, Yantai 264025, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wu, Yuru,Hong, Tao,Meng, Ling,et al. Identification of wetland conservation and restoration priorities in regions of oil extraction in the Yellow River Delta using circuit theory modelling[J]. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,2023,154:11.
APA	Wu, Yuru,Hong, Tao,Meng, Ling,Xiao, Luxiang,Li, Yunzhao,&Bi, Xiaoli.(2023).Identification of wetland conservation and restoration priorities in regions of oil extraction in the Yellow River Delta using circuit theory modelling.ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,154,11.
MLA	Wu, Yuru,et al."Identification of wetland conservation and restoration priorities in regions of oil extraction in the Yellow River Delta using circuit theory modelling".ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 154(2023):11.