Prioritizing multifunctional conservation zones with dominant function based on comprehensive hotspots and bundles of ecosystem service

Employing protected reserves is an effective approach to safeguard typical ecosystems and their biodiversity while overlooking intricate spatial interaction among multiple ecosystem services (ESs). This study attempts to establish an analytical framework that optimizes static conservation priority z...

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Main Authors: Liehui Zhi, Xiaowen Li, Junhong Bai, Dongdong Shao
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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Xiaowen Li
Junhong Bai
Dongdong Shao
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description Employing protected reserves is an effective approach to safeguard typical ecosystems and their biodiversity while overlooking intricate spatial interaction among multiple ecosystem services (ESs). This study attempts to establish an analytical framework that optimizes static conservation priority zones (CPZs) composed of ES hotspots integrating ecosystem service bundles (ESBs) and spatiotemporal trade-offs and synergies in multivariate ESs for realizing multifunctional collaboration. Focusing on the Yellow River Delta (YRD) from 1995 to 2020, we analyze three key ESs—water quality and carbon storage whilst incorporating biodiversity conservation. Our findings reveal significant protection gaps under a prescribed protection proportion within CPZs. Notably, two bundles in ESB trajectories by 2020, along with one bundle in the integrated ESB, resembled the CPZs under the 20% prescribed protection proportion in terms of distribution, area, and composition, with synergistic multivariate ESs markedly surpassing other zones. Regional optimization zoning under the synergy of multi-ESs was divided into four priority levels. This optimized zoning yields minimizing land use in the core priority zone, achieving 79% synergy with just 7% allocated for priority protection, thereby fostering efficient ecological safeguards. The ESB effectively optimizes static multifunctional CPZs through understanding spatiotemporal ES variations. This study enhances the understanding of efficient coastal ecosystem conservation and management in the YRD. The framework can support spatiotemporal multifunctional collaboration objectives and can also be extended to other regions.
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spelling doaj-art-acc50e60f39b4ad5a2e7d32a31ebc5a52025-01-26T05:03:35ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2025-02-01171113122Prioritizing multifunctional conservation zones with dominant function based on comprehensive hotspots and bundles of ecosystem serviceLiehui Zhi0Xiaowen Li1Junhong Bai2Dongdong Shao3School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Xinjiekouwai Street No. 19, Beijing 100875, China; School of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Normal University, No. 20 Nan’erhuan East Road, Shijiazhuang 050024 ChinaSchool of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Xinjiekouwai Street No. 19, Beijing 100875, China; Corresponding author.School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Xinjiekouwai Street No. 19, Beijing 100875, ChinaSchool of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Xinjiekouwai Street No. 19, Beijing 100875, ChinaEmploying protected reserves is an effective approach to safeguard typical ecosystems and their biodiversity while overlooking intricate spatial interaction among multiple ecosystem services (ESs). This study attempts to establish an analytical framework that optimizes static conservation priority zones (CPZs) composed of ES hotspots integrating ecosystem service bundles (ESBs) and spatiotemporal trade-offs and synergies in multivariate ESs for realizing multifunctional collaboration. Focusing on the Yellow River Delta (YRD) from 1995 to 2020, we analyze three key ESs—water quality and carbon storage whilst incorporating biodiversity conservation. Our findings reveal significant protection gaps under a prescribed protection proportion within CPZs. Notably, two bundles in ESB trajectories by 2020, along with one bundle in the integrated ESB, resembled the CPZs under the 20% prescribed protection proportion in terms of distribution, area, and composition, with synergistic multivariate ESs markedly surpassing other zones. Regional optimization zoning under the synergy of multi-ESs was divided into four priority levels. This optimized zoning yields minimizing land use in the core priority zone, achieving 79% synergy with just 7% allocated for priority protection, thereby fostering efficient ecological safeguards. The ESB effectively optimizes static multifunctional CPZs through understanding spatiotemporal ES variations. This study enhances the understanding of efficient coastal ecosystem conservation and management in the YRD. The framework can support spatiotemporal multifunctional collaboration objectives and can also be extended to other regions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X25000512Ecosystem service bundlesConservation priority zoneMultifunctional collaborationTrade-off and synergyCoastal wetland
spellingShingle Liehui Zhi
Xiaowen Li
Junhong Bai
Dongdong Shao
Prioritizing multifunctional conservation zones with dominant function based on comprehensive hotspots and bundles of ecosystem service
Ecological Indicators
Ecosystem service bundles
Conservation priority zone
Multifunctional collaboration
Trade-off and synergy
Coastal wetland
title Prioritizing multifunctional conservation zones with dominant function based on comprehensive hotspots and bundles of ecosystem service
title_full Prioritizing multifunctional conservation zones with dominant function based on comprehensive hotspots and bundles of ecosystem service
title_fullStr Prioritizing multifunctional conservation zones with dominant function based on comprehensive hotspots and bundles of ecosystem service
title_full_unstemmed Prioritizing multifunctional conservation zones with dominant function based on comprehensive hotspots and bundles of ecosystem service
title_short Prioritizing multifunctional conservation zones with dominant function based on comprehensive hotspots and bundles of ecosystem service
title_sort prioritizing multifunctional conservation zones with dominant function based on comprehensive hotspots and bundles of ecosystem service
topic Ecosystem service bundles
Conservation priority zone
Multifunctional collaboration
Trade-off and synergy
Coastal wetland
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X25000512
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