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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 1347-1358.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202405.025

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Ecological risk assessment and influencing factors in the Wuhan Metropolitan Area based on supply and demand bundles of ecosystem services

HE Guoyu1,2, ZHANG Lei1,2*, LEI Xiqiong3, SUN Yuanyang2, WAN Yuwen2, XIONG Hailing2   

  1. 1Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China;
    2School of Tourism Management, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China;
    3Ecological Restoration Branch, Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chongqing 401120, China
  • Received:2023-12-19 Accepted:2024-03-18 Online:2024-05-18 Published:2024-11-18

Abstract: In the context of rapid urbanization, metropolitan areas are facing the risk of supply-demand mismatches among ecosystem services. Investigating the patterns, relationships, and driving factors of multiple supply-demand risks is of great significance to support the efficient management of regional ecological risks. We quantified the single/comprehensive supply-demand risk rates of six ecosystem services in Wuhan Metropolitan Area at the township scale in 2000, 2010, and 2020. By applying the self-organizing feature map network and optimal parameter geo-detector, we identified supply-demand risks bundles of ecosystem services and influencing factors of comprehensive risks. The results showed significant spatial variations in the supply-demand risks of typical ecosystem services from 2000 to 2020. The supply-demand risk associated with grain production, water yield, carbon sequestration, and green space recreation increased, while soil conservation and water purification risks decreased. The comprehensive ecosystem services supply-demand risk increased from 0.41 to 0.45, indicating a ‘core area increase and periphery decrease' trend. Throughout the study period, the area exhibited bundles of comprehensive extremely high-risk bundles (B1), comprehensive high-risk bundles (B2), water purification high-risk bundles (B3), and grain production-soil conservation risk bundles (B4). The transition of risk types from B3 to B2 and from B2 to B1 suggested an increase in the combination and intensity of supply-demand risk. Vegetation cover, nighttime light index, and population density were the main driving factors for spatial variations in comprehensive supply-demand risk. Ecologi-cal risk assessment based on ecosystem services supply-demand bundles could provide an effective and reliable way to regulate multiple regional risk issues.

Key words: ecological risk assessment, supply-demand mismatch, ecosystem services bundle, optimal parameter geo-detector model, Wuhan Metropolitan Area