ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Landscape Ecological Risk Assessment
of the Chaohu Lake Region Based on Dynamic
Evolution of Landscape Patterns
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School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, PR China
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Anhui Provincial Institute of Land Spatial Planning and Ecology Research, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, PR China
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School of Environment and Energy Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, PR China
Submission date: 2023-10-16
Final revision date: 2023-11-04
Acceptance date: 2023-11-15
Online publication date: 2024-02-23
Publication date: 2024-03-18
Corresponding author
Mimi Wang
School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Anhui Jianzhu University, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(3):2831-2846
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In order to maintain the regional landscape ecological security, satellite remote sensing image data
in 2011, 2016 and 2021 were utilized to analyze the landscape ecological risk in the Chaohu Lake Region.
The ecological restoration project yielded initial results, as construction land area decreased in the later
period. Waters emerged as the dominant land type, while grassland area increased over the 10-year
period. Conversely, the area of cultivated land, forestland, and waters decreased, with the most significant
decrease observed in cultivated land. The dynamic change in landscape patterns exhibited increasing
complexity. Waters dominated the landscape, and the patch density (PD) and landscape shape index
(LSI) of cultivated land, forestland, waters, and grassland tended to increase. The controlling role of
dominant landscape types decreased, while landscape heterogeneity increased. The Shannon’s diversity
index (SHDI) and evenness index (SHEI) values increased, indicating diversification and equalization
in the compositional structure of landscape types. The landscape division index (DIVISION) initially
increased and then decreased, whereas the landscape aggregation degree showed an initial decrease
followed by an increase. The contagion index (CONTAG) decreased continuously, indicating a decrease
in the aggregation density of different land type patches. The highest-risk area increased, while higherrisk
and medium-risk areas initially increased and then decreased. The lower-risk area exhibited less
change, and the lowest-risk area showed a decreasing trend followed by an increasing trend. The spatial
distribution pattern of the landscape ecological risk index displayed a “low on all sides and high in the
middle” pattern. These research findings provide scientific references for optimizing land use structure,
achieving sustainable landscape management, and maintaining regional ecological balance.