Protection Effect and Vacancy of the Ecological Protection Redline: A Case Study in Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area and Data Sources
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Sources
3. Methodology
3.1. Construction of Ecological Security Patterns
3.1.1. Identification of Ecological Sources
3.1.2. Construction of the Resistance Surface
3.1.3. Identification of Potential Ecological Corridors
3.2. EPR’s Protective Effect on ES and Ecological Connectivity
3.3. Identification of Ecological Protection Vacancies
4. Results
4.1. Construction of Ecological Security Patterns
4.1.1. Identification of Ecological Sources
4.1.2. Identification of Ecological Corridors
4.2. The Protection Effect of the EPR on Ecosystem Services and Ecological Connectivity
4.2.1. Protection Effect on Ecosystem Services
4.2.2. Protection Effect on Ecological Connectivity
4.3. Vacancies in Ecological Protection
4.3.1. Vacancies in Carbon Sequestration Service Protection
4.3.2. Vacancies in Ecological Connectivity Protection
5. Discussion
5.1. Comparison with Similar Studies
5.2. Analysis and Suggestions on EPR Protection Effect
5.2.1. Protection Effect on ES
5.2.2. Protection Effect on Ecological Connectivity
5.3. Suggestions for Future Adjustments and Implementation of the EPR
5.4. Limitations and Future Prospects
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, X.; Wen, Y.; Liu, X.; Wen, D.; Long, Y.; Zhao, P.; Liu, P.; Zhong, J. Protection Effect and Vacancy of the Ecological Protection Redline: A Case Study in Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, China. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 5171. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13245171
Wang X, Wen Y, Liu X, Wen D, Long Y, Zhao P, Liu P, Zhong J. Protection Effect and Vacancy of the Ecological Protection Redline: A Case Study in Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, China. Remote Sensing. 2021; 13(24):5171. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13245171
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, **uming, Youyue Wen, Xucheng Liu, Ding Wen, Yingxian Long, Peng Zhao, Piao Liu, and Jenny Zhong. 2021. "Protection Effect and Vacancy of the Ecological Protection Redline: A Case Study in Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, China" Remote Sensing 13, no. 24: 5171. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13245171