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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (11): 56-69.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20250321

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Identification of Ecological Sources and Construction of an Ecological Security Pattern in Bazhong, Sichuan Province

Jienan Ye1,Yizhou Huang1,Shuhao Jia1,Ting Zhang2,*()   

  1. 1. School of Art and Design, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
    2. School of Art, Wuxi Taihu University Wuxi 214064
  • Received:2025-05-20 Revised:2025-10-20 Online:2025-11-25 Published:2025-12-11
  • Contact: Ting Zhang E-mail:zhangt_wxu_edu@163.com

Abstract:

Objective: Through a comprehensive analysis of multiple ecological indicators, this study constructed a regional ecological security pattern in Bazhong, Sichuan Province by identifying key ecological sources and optimizing ecological corridors. The findings offer a scientific foundation for facilitating biological movement and sustaining biodiversity and ecological equilibrium in the Daba Mountains. Method: Those indicators, such as theimportance of regional ecosystem services, ecological sensitivity, and landscape connectivity, were chosen for determining the ecological source areas in Bazhong. Based on methods such as Linkage Pathways, Pinchpoint Mapper, and Barrier Mapper, the ecological niche resistance surface was calculated, the regional ecological corridors and nodes were identified, and the ecological security pattern of Bazhong was constructed. Result: The overall level of ecosystem services in Bazhong was relatively high, with higher levels in the north than in the south. The areas of high and extremely important ecosystem services were 2 147.13 and 2 607.24 km2, respectively, mainly distributed in Nanjiang county, Tongjiang county, and Pingchang county. A total of 23 ecological source areas were identified in the entire region, with a total area of 2 484 km2, accounting for 20% of the total area, mainly concentrated in the northern region. A total of 61 ecological corridors were identified, with a total length of 2 459 km, including 23 critical corridors and 38 general corridors. A total of 7 742 hm2 of extremely important ecological protection areas were identified and determined, with 5 029 hm2 of first level ecological barrier restoration areas, and 65 ecological fault points in the ecological network, which are key areas that need to be protected and restored in Bazhong ecosystem. Conclusion: The key conservation and restoration areas in Bazhong’s ecological network, which span four ecosystem types “forestland & mountains, cropland, high-density built-up areas, and rivers & lakes” are explicitly delineated. The proposed “One Screen, Two Belts, Three Zones” strategy for constructing the ecological security pattern presents a well-defined framework that clearly highlights these conservation and restoration priorities.

Key words: ecological security pattern, ecological source area, ecosystem services, ecological sensitivity, ecological corridors

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