Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China
Biodiversity is fundamental to human well-being and economic development. The Yangtze River, the largest river in China, faces biodiversity loss due to habitat degradation, climate change, and other anthropogenic threats. However, the long-term changes in the region's biodiversity remain poorly...
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| author | Wei Liu Tong Mu Sijia Yuan Jianfeng Yi Dandan Yu Jiaqi Li Fangzhou Ma Yaqiong Wan Jing Chen Riquan Zhang David S. Wilcove Haigen Xu |
| author_facet | Wei Liu Tong Mu Sijia Yuan Jianfeng Yi Dandan Yu Jiaqi Li Fangzhou Ma Yaqiong Wan Jing Chen Riquan Zhang David S. Wilcove Haigen Xu |
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| description | Biodiversity is fundamental to human well-being and economic development. The Yangtze River, the largest river in China, faces biodiversity loss due to habitat degradation, climate change, and other anthropogenic threats. However, the long-term changes in the region's biodiversity remain poorly understood. Here, we constructed an optimized living planet index (LPIO) by combining Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and Random Forest Modeling. Using data from a monitoring network of 536 sites, we observed an increasing trend in terrestrial bird diversity and functional complexity across the entire watershed from 2011 to 2020. Our findings indicate that a large-scale ecological restoration program has contributed to increases in terrestrial and aquatic bird diversity in the Yangtze River Basin. In contrast, bird diversity in the downstream area has decreased by 2.83%, largely due to a rapid decline in wetland birds. The degradation of wetland habitats and insufficient conservation measures have negatively impacted bird diversity in the downstream region. This suggests that although there have been significant improvements in terrestrial bird diversity, more effective wetland restoration is necessary for biodiversity conservation. We recommend optimizing the national large-scale biodiversity monitoring network and increasing the number of upstream monitoring sites. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc6011c0be1647fb96ed5640fc0d25b82025-01-26T05:05:24ZengElsevierEco-Environment & Health2772-98502025-03-0141100124Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of ChinaWei Liu0Tong Mu1Sijia Yuan2Jianfeng Yi3Dandan Yu4Jiaqi Li5Fangzhou Ma6Yaqiong Wan7Jing Chen8Riquan Zhang9David S. Wilcove10Haigen Xu11Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, ChinaPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton 08544, USASchool of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, ChinaNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, ChinaNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, ChinaNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, ChinaNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, ChinaNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, ChinaSchool of Statistics and Information, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, ChinaPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton 08544, USANanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China; Corresponding author.Biodiversity is fundamental to human well-being and economic development. The Yangtze River, the largest river in China, faces biodiversity loss due to habitat degradation, climate change, and other anthropogenic threats. However, the long-term changes in the region's biodiversity remain poorly understood. Here, we constructed an optimized living planet index (LPIO) by combining Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and Random Forest Modeling. Using data from a monitoring network of 536 sites, we observed an increasing trend in terrestrial bird diversity and functional complexity across the entire watershed from 2011 to 2020. Our findings indicate that a large-scale ecological restoration program has contributed to increases in terrestrial and aquatic bird diversity in the Yangtze River Basin. In contrast, bird diversity in the downstream area has decreased by 2.83%, largely due to a rapid decline in wetland birds. The degradation of wetland habitats and insufficient conservation measures have negatively impacted bird diversity in the downstream region. This suggests that although there have been significant improvements in terrestrial bird diversity, more effective wetland restoration is necessary for biodiversity conservation. We recommend optimizing the national large-scale biodiversity monitoring network and increasing the number of upstream monitoring sites.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985024000620Bird diversityYangtze River BasinRestoration program |
| spellingShingle | Wei Liu Tong Mu Sijia Yuan Jianfeng Yi Dandan Yu Jiaqi Li Fangzhou Ma Yaqiong Wan Jing Chen Riquan Zhang David S. Wilcove Haigen Xu Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China Eco-Environment & Health Bird diversity Yangtze River Basin Restoration program |
| title | Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China |
| title_full | Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China |
| title_fullStr | Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China |
| title_short | Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China |
| title_sort | multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the yangtze river basin of china |
| topic | Bird diversity Yangtze River Basin Restoration program |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772985024000620 |
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