Construction of ecological security pattern in coastal urban areas: A case study in Qingdao, China

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 154; p. 110754
• Main Authors: Qian, Wenqi, Zhao, Ye, Li, Xiaoyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: case studies; China; Circuit theory; coastal ecosystems; Coastal urban area; Ecological corridors; Ecological security pattern; Ecological sources; habitat connectivity; urban areas; urbanization; China; Ecological security pattern; Coastal urban area; Ecological corridors; Ecological sources; Circuit theory

•An innovative framework for ecological conservation in coastal urban areas.•Apply the circuit theory to extract ecological corridors.•Constructing the ESP from the perspective of “surfaces-lines-points”. The accelerated urbanization process has led to the deterioration of the originally fragile coa...