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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2021, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (6): 2180-2190.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202106.018

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Spatial-temporal variations and influencing factors of eco-environment vulnerability in the karst region of Southeast Yunnan, China

WANG Qian1, ZHAO Xiao-qing1*, PU Jun-wei2, YUE Qi-fa1, CHEN Xing-yu2, SHI Xiao-qian1   

  1. 1College of Earth Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China;
    2Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China
  • Received:2020-12-15 Accepted:2021-03-02 Published:2021-12-15
  • Contact: * E-mail: xqzhao@ynu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Joint Fund of Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department and Yunnan University [2018FY001(-017)], the Project of Innovative Talents Cultivation for Graduate Students of Yunnan University (C176230200) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41361020).

Abstract: Due to its vulnerability and anthropogenic disturbance, ecological problems in karst areas are prominent, such as vegetation destruction, soil erosion, and rocky desertification. Comprehensive analysis of ecological vulnerability and influencing factors in karst areas can provide scientific support for regional ecological restoration and environmental governance. With Guangnan County, a typical karst region in southeastern Yunnan, as an example, we constructed a karst regional eco-environmental vulnerability assessment index system from the perspective of natural and factitious factors. We used SPCA to assess the ecological vulnerability in 2000, 2010 and 2018. We further analyzed the temporal and spatial variations and explored its influencing factors by using geographic detectors. From 2000 to 2018, the changes of overall fragility were small, but the degree of fragility had been intensifying. The grade of ecological vulnerability was mainly slight fragile. The area with mild, moderate and severe fragility was increasing, while the area of extremely fragile showed no change. Guangnan County had a higher ecological vulnerability in the south of “Zhetu-Liancheng-Yangliujing-Banbang”, and lower in the north. The spatial agglomeration effect of vulnerability was strong in this county. The north part of Guangnan was vulnerable low-low agglomeration areas, while the southwest and southeast parts were in high-fragility-high agglomeration areas. The implementation of ecological engineering was conducive to the improvement of regional ecological fragility, while the disturbance of human activities further deteriorated ecological fragility. The area proportion of rocky desertification and stratum lithology had stronger influence on ecological fragility of the karst area. The most important influencing factor of the karst ecological fragility was the development of karst carbonate rocks.

Key words: karst area, eco-environment vulnerability, spatial and temporal evolution, influencing factor, Guangnan County