Impact of landscape pattern on habitat quality in typical karst areas and analysis of its driving factors

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The superimposition of natural fragmentation and human activities further divides the habitats. The mechanism by which the fragmentation of the landscape pattern affects species migration, gene flow, and ecosystem functions remains unclear. This study is based on land use data and natural geographic data (DEM, karst landforms, soil types, slope, soil layer thickness, comprehensive vegetation coverage, bare rock exposure rate, and rocky desertification degree) of Guizhou Province from 2000 to 2020, this study analyzed various landscape pattern indices and habitat quality during the 20-year period, by exploring the effects of different landscape pattern indices on habitat quality at global and local scales. The results showed that the level of land use in Guizhou Province increased and the structure stabilized during the 20-year period (LPI: 58.3044→66.9573), and landscape fragmentation decreased (AI: 88.3015→88.7391) and connectivity weakened (CONTAG: 56.5393→55.9076). Habitat quality had large spatial distribution differences, with an overall annual average decline rate of 5.59% from 2000 to 2020. There was a strong local spatial autocorrelation between landscape pattern index and habitat quality. Globally, AI, COHESION, CONTAG and LPI were positively correlated with HQ (AI: r = 0.45; COHESION: r = 0.34; CONTAG: r = 0.39; LPI: r = 0.42), while LSI, PD, SHDI and SPLIT were negatively correlated with HQ (LSI: r=-0.45; PD: r=-0.44; SHDI: r=-0.52; SPLIT: r=-0.28). From a local perspective, “H-H” and “H-L” types are interspersed in non-karst areas and karst trough valleys, “L-H” and “L-L” types are interspersed in karst trough valleys and karst plateaus, and “H-L” and “L-H” types are interspersed in karst canyons, peak-tufted depressions, and faulted basin areas. Habitat quality degradation is the result of the nonlinear superposition of natural vulnerability (bedrock exposure rate, soil thickness) and human activities (land expansion for construction, agricultural intensification). After 2010, the driving mechanism in Guizhou Province shifted from “nature-led” to “human-land interaction”. The results of this study can help to further understand the ecological environmental problems in Guizhou Province, and provide theoretical references for the formulation of ecological environmental protection policies and ecological functional zoning in Guizhou Province. Habitat quality Landscape pattern Different karst development levels Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 1 Introduction Ecosystem services refer to the necessary resources and environments that ecosystems provide for human survival, focusing on the response of biomes, biospheres and ecosystems to natural and anthropogenic-induced global changes (Xiang et al., 2019 ; Zhu et al., 2022 ). Among them, human-activity-induced land use/land cover (LULC) evolution is one of the important causes of ecosystem service changes (Seto et al., 2012 ; Song et al., 2018 ; Kong et al., 2022 ). Meanwhile, degradation of regional ecosystems brought about by land use changes, and reduction or even loss of habitat quality (HQ) are still continuing to occur (Mitchell et al., 2015 ; Zheng et al., 2023 ). Guizhou is an important ecological security barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze and Pearl Rivers, and was included in the first batch of national ecological civilization pilot zones in China in 2016. 2022, it was given the position of a pioneer zone of ecological civilization construction (Guizhou has achieved remarkable results in implementing the big ecological strategy, 2024; Guizhou staged a “Green Attack” -- A survey report from the National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone (Guizhou), 2021). Guizhou Province, as a typical karst region, has a fragile ecological environment (Zhang et al.,2022). There is an obvious correlation between HQ and LULC changes. The landscape pattern index (LSPI) can clearly describe the characteristics of LULC changes and provide targeted strategies for managing the ecological environment in this region (Tang et al.,2022). However, areas with different degrees of karst d·evelopment exist in Guizhou Province, and there is a lack of partitioning in existing studies to explore the driving mechanisms of LSPI changes and HQ changes. Therefore, exploring the effects of LSPI changes on HQ and analyzing the underlying mechanisms in areas with different degrees of karst development are important for ecological conservation and related policy formulation in Guizhou Province. Habitat quality (HQ) is an important indicator of the level of biodiversity in a region, which reflects the ability of ecosystems to provide suitable conditions for the continued survival of individuals and populations (Xiang et al.,2023; Tobisch et al., 2023 ). Currently, HQ is mainly assessed by calculating indices such as habitat quality index, vegetation cover index, water network density index, land stress index, and pollution loading index (Wang et al., 2022 ; Rehitha et al., 2022 ; Zhang et al., 2022 ), of which through the InVEST model, due to the fact that it can directly provide the quantitative HQ results, it is now widely used (Xie et al., 2022 ; Priadka et al.,2022; Fearon et al., 2023 ; Smith et al., 2023 ). In addition, previous studies have analyzed the evolution characteristics of HQ at regional, urban (cluster), watershed and economic belt scales, explored the direct or indirect impacts of changes in HQ on ecosystem services, and proposed some rational landscape plans for the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity (Yohannes et al., 2021 ; He et al., 2023; Wang et al., 2023 ). However, there is a lack of analysis of the current status of HQ in regions with different degrees of karst development, which limits the proposal of regional biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection optimization policies. Therefore, it is crucial to assess the changes in spatial and temporal patterns of HQ in areas with different degrees of karst development. Changes in landscape patterns have direct and indirect effects on ecosystem services, and the response of different ecosystem services to landscape patterns varies (Wang et al., 2017 ; Liu et al., 2022 ; Wen et al., 2022). The landscape pattern index (LSPI) is an important tool used in landscape ecology to quantitatively characterize landscape structure and function, which can reflect aspects of landscape composition, structure, diversity, spatial configuration and shape complexity (Antrop 2004 ). On the one hand, LSPI affects regional HQ by influencing regional climatic factors, hydrological conditions, and climatic conditions; on the other hand, landscape pattern affects regional HQ by controlling regional material exchange processes and the flow of ecological elements (Li et al., 2023 ). Previous studies have mostly investigated the influence of LSPI on HQ at regional, urban (cluster), watershed, and economic zone scales based on correlation analysis and geoprobe models (Liu et al., 2020 ; Liang et al., 2022 ;Lin et al., 2022 ; Xu et al., 2023) to analyze the relationship between a single type of LSPI and HQ in time and space. The limitation lies in the lack of synthesizing multiple models to study the effects of multiple types of LSPI on HQ, and the elaboration of the relationship between the two is relatively simple and cannot clearly indicate the relationship between the two. In addition, there are areas with different degrees of karst development in Guizhou Province, and it is not clear whether the relationship between LSPI and HQ is related to the degree of karst development. Therefore, this study focuses on the scientific issue of the influence mechanism and driving factors of landscape patterns on habitat quality in karst areas. By comprehensively applying multi-source remote sensing data, landscape ecology models and spatial statistical methods, it systematically analyzes the spatio-temporal evolution laws and intrinsic correlations of habitat quality (HQ) and landscape pattern index (LSPI) in Guizhou Province from 2000 to 2020. The aim is to explore: 1. How do the characteristics such as fragmentation and connectivity of the landscape pattern in karst areas affect the quality of the habitat? 2. How do natural geographical factors (such as DEM, karst landforms, soil types, etc.) and human activities collaboratively drive the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of HQ? 2 Materials and methods 2.1 Study area Guizhou Province is located in the karst region of Southwest China, 73.8% of the whole territory is karst landscape, with outstanding ecological vulnerability. in 2020, the area of rocky desertification and soil erosion accounted for 8.81% and 26.68% of the national land area respectively (Land Spatial Planning of Guizhou Province (2021–2035)). It belongs to the subtropical temperate and humid monsoon climate zone, with an average annual precipitation of 682-1,134 mm, and an average annual temperature of 14–16 ℃. The soil zones in Guizhou Province mainly belong to the red soil-yellow soil zone, characterized by the widespread spread of carbonate rocks. The vegetation types in the region are rich and diverse, with obvious subtropical nature, and the vegetation coverage is higher in non-karsted areas than in karsted areas, with abundant forest resources (Zhang et al., 2022 ; Luo et al., 2024 ). The total area, proportion and prevention and control tasks of rocky desertification in Guizhou Province still rank first in the country, and the total area of biodiversity conservation hotspots reaches 37,700 square kilometers, accounting for 21.37% of the total area of the study area. Areas with extremely important ecological functions such as water conservation, soil and water conservation, and biodiversity, as well as key development areas in central Guizhou and northwest Guizhou provinces, are highly overlapping with sensitive and vulnerable areas of ecological environment, and the task of coordinating ecological environment protection and development is very difficult. Evaluating the relationship between LSPI and HQ, and providing a systematic understanding and targeted analysis of the ecological status of areas with different degrees of karst development in Guizhou Province can provide scientific guidance for the formulation of ecosystem protection policies in Guizhou Province. This study is based on the development degree of karst landforms and the classification of landform types in Guizhou Province, and combines the grades of rocky desertification to form a comprehensive zoning system, as shown in Fig. 1 .The geographical distribution and geomorphic features of the six major regions are as follows: 1. Non-karst area: Mainly distributed in Qiandongnan and Qiandongnan regions, etc. This area is dominated by clastic rock mountains and hills, with very few carbonate rocks. The soil layer is relatively thick (> 50cm), and the vegetation coverage is high (forest coverage rate > 60%).2. Karst trough valley area: Mainly distributed in northern and central Guizhou, this area features long and strip-shaped valleys with peak clusters/peak forests on both sides. The valley bottom is flat, the soil layer is thin (20-50cm), and the exposure rate of bedrock is medium (10–30%), making it prone to mild rocky desertification.3. Karst plateau area: Mainly distributed in the central and western parts of Guizhou Province and the southwestern part of Guizhou Province, this area is a karst plateau surface at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,400 meters, with widespread karst mounders and deprestices. The surface is short of water, the soil layer is extremely thin (< 20cm), and the exposure rate of bedrock is over 40%.4. Peak Cluster and depression areas: Mainly distributed in southern and southwestern Guizhou, this area features a combination of dense conical peak clusters and closed depressures. Underground rivers are well-developed, and the soil layer at the bottom of the depressures is slightly thicker (30-60cm). The bedrock on the peak cluster slopes is exposed by more than 50%.5. Fault depression basin area: Mainly distributed in western and southwestern Guizhou and other places, the topographic feature of this area is a basin controlled by a fault zone, with steep edges and flat bottoms. The soil layer inside the basin is relatively thick (40-80cm), and the potential risk of rocky desertification is high.6. Karst canyon area: Mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Beipan River and the Wujiang River, etc. The topographic features of this area are deep canyons, steep bank slopes (> 45°), vertical height difference > 500m, extremely thin soil layer ( 60%. 2.2 Data sources The land use/cover (LULC) data used in the study were from Data Center for Resources and Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences ( https://www.resdc.cn/Introduction.aspx ), with a resolution of 30m. By figure of heaven and earth to provide the data extraction in guizhou province administrative divisions ( https://cloudcenter.tianditu.gov.cn/administrativeDivision/ ). Table 1 presents the data used in this study and their sources. Among them, the natural geographic data include DEM, karst landform, soil type, slope, soil layer thickness, comprehensive vegetation coverage, bedrock exposure rate and degree of rocky desertification. These data come from the Geospatial Data Cloud, the Rocky Desertification Prevention and Control Center of Guizhou Province, the Center for Resources and Environmental Sciences and Data of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Georemote Sensing Ecological Network. Then, these data are imported into the corresponding administrative regions of each county using ArcGIS 10.8 and rasterized. Table.1 Data sources Type Name Units Data Source Basic Data Guizhou Province Land Use Data / Data Center for Resources and Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences ( https://www.resdc.cn/Introduction.aspx ) Administrative Boundaries of Guizhou Province / Administrative Division Data of China _ Approval Number :GS(2024)0650 ( https://cloudcenter.tianditu.gov.cn/administrativeDivision/ ) Natural Drivers Digital Elevation Model (DEM) m Geospatial data cloud ( http://www.gscloud.cn ) Slope ° Extraction based on DEM Soil Type / Resources and Environmental Science and Data Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences ( https://www.resdc.cn/Default.aspx ) Karst landform / Guizhou rocky desertification control center Soil layer thickness / Guizhou rocky desertification control center Comprehensive coverage of vegetation / Guizhou rocky desertification control center The exposure rate of bedrock / Guizhou rocky desertification control center Rocky desertification type / Guizhou rocky desertification control center 2.3 Research methodology 2.3.1. Rate of change in land use dynamics It is used to quantitatively describe the extent and rate of area change of a land use/land cover (LULC) type over a specific time period. The formula is as follows: \(\:LC=\frac{{U}_{b}-{U}_{a}}{{U}_{a}}\times\:\frac{1}{T}\times\:100\%\) (1) \(\:LCG=\left(\frac{{\sum\:}_{i=1}^{n}\varDelta\:L{U}_{i-j}}{2{\sum\:}_{i=1}^{n}\varDelta\:L{U}_{i}}\right)\times\:\frac{1}{T}\times\:100\%\) (2) where LC represents the dynamic rate of change of a specific LULC type, Ua and Ub represent the area of the type in the initial and final stages respectively, LCG represents the dynamic rate of change of the integrated LULC, LUi represents the area of the LULC in the initial stage, ΔLUi-j represents the absolute area of the LULC that was converted to the other types during the study period, and T represents the length of the study period (in years) ( Liu et al., 2018 ). 2.3.2. Land use transfer matrix It is used to show the dynamic transformation process between LULC types in the study area, including transformation direction and transformation structure. The formula is as follows: \(\:{G}_{\text{xy}}=\left[\begin{array}{cccc}{G}_{11}&\:{G}_{12}&\:\cdots\:&\:{G}_{1n}\\\:{G}_{21}&\:{G}_{22}&\:\cdots\:&\:{G}_{2n}\\\:\cdots\:&\:\cdots\:&\:\cdots\:&\:\cdots\:\\\:{G}_{n1}&\:{G}_{n2}&\:\cdots\:&\:{G}_{nn}\end{array}\right]\) (3) where n represents the number of LULC types, x and y (x,y = 1, 2, ..., n) represent the LULC types in the initial and final stages, respectively, and G xy represents the transformation area from LULC type x to LULC type y (Yang et al., 2018)Landscape pattern index In this study, a 1km*1km cell grid was used as the unit of analysis, combining with previous studies (Jia et al.,2019; Xue et al.,2023), different types of landscape indexes were selected for analysis (Table 2), and all the LSPI calculations were realized in Fragstats 4.0. Table.2 Chosen landscape pattern index Category Index Description Formula Annotation Landscape area index Maximum Patch Index (LPI) The higher the dominant degree of the largest patch in the landscape, the better the habitat quality \(\:\text{LPI}=\frac{\text{MAX}\left({a}_{ij}\right)}{{A}_{}}\times\:100\%\) a ij = area of patch ij (m 2 ); A = Total landscape area (m 2 ) Landscape quantity index Patch density (PD) Number of patches per 100 hectares of landscape \(\:\text{PD}=NP/A\) NP = the total number of patches in the landscape; A = Total landscape area (m 2 ) Landscape shape index Landscape Shape Index (LSI) It mainly reflects the complexity of patch shape in landscape. \(\:\text{LSI}=\frac{\text{0.25}L}{\sqrt{{A}_{}}}\) A = Total landscape area (m 2 ) Landscape aggregation index Aggregation index(AI) The higher the degree of landscape fragmentation, the better the habitat quality \(\:AI=\frac{1}{2}\left[1-\frac{{\sum\:}_{i=1}^{m}{\sum\:}_{j=1}^{m}\frac{{g}_{ij}}{{max}\left({g}_{ij}\right)}{\left(1-{p}_{ii}\right)}^{2}}{{\left(1-\frac{1}{m}\right)}^{2}}\right]\) m = the total number of patch types in the landscape; g ij =the total boundary length between patch type i and patch type j; max(g ij ) = the maximum possible boundary length between all pairs of patch types; p ii =the proportion of the internal boundary of patch type i. Landscape connectivity index Cohesion index (COHESION) The stronger the connectivity within the landscape, the worse the habitat quality. a ij = the area of patch j in Class i landscape; P ij is the perimeter (m) of patch j in a Class i landscape. Landscape spread index Spread index (CONTAG) It can describe the agglomeration degree or extension trend of patch types in the landscape, including spatial information. \(\:CONTAG={\sum\:}_{i=1}^{m}{\sum\:}_{j=1}^{m}\frac{{g}_{ij}\times\:\left({\pi\:}_{ij}+{\pi\:}_{ji}\right)}{2\times\:{m}^{2}}\) m = the total number of patch types in the landscape; g ij = the adjacency probability between plaque type i and plaque type j; π ij is the frequency adjacent to plaque type i and plaque type j; π ji is the frequency adjacent to patch type j and patch type i. Landscape diversity index Patch Richness Density (PRD) It refers to the richness of patch types (or land cover types) per unit area, which can reflect the diversity and heterogeneity of the landscape \(\:\text{PRD}=R/A\) R = the total number of plaque types in the study area; A = Total landscape area (m 2 ) Landscape fragmentation index Fission index (SPLIT) This metric evaluates both the spatial distribution pattern of the specified patch type and its isolation from other patch types in the landscape. \(\:SPLIT=\frac{1}{2}{\sum\:}_{i=1}^{m}\frac{{g}_{ij}}{{A}_{i}}\) m = the total number of patch types in the landscape; gij = the adjacency probability between plaque type i and plaque type j; 2.3.3. InVEST model habitat quality assessment The InVEST Habitat Quality module, by combining landscape type sensitivity and external threat intensity in a comprehensive calculation, considers HQ as a continuous variable under the premise of considering factors such as the distance of influence of the coercive factor, spatial weight and the degree of legal protection of the land, etc., and takes into full consideration the impacts of changes in the land cover pattern and land cover mode on the quality of the habitat in conducting the assessment. The calculation formula is as follows: \(\:{D}_{xj}={\sum\:}_{r=1}^{R}{\sum\:}_{y=1}^{{Y}_{r}}({w}_{r}/{\sum\:}_{r=1}^{R}{w}_{r}){r}_{y}{i}_{rxy}{\beta\:}_{x}{S}_{jr}\) (4) Where: D xj is the degree of habitat degradation of raster x in habitat type j; R is the number of threat sources; W r is the weight of threat source r; Y r is the number of rasters of threat elements; r y is the coercive value of raster y; ß x is the accessibility of threat elements to raster x (the value of ß x is determined to be between 0 and 1 according to the degree of its legal protection); S jr is the sensitivity of habitat type j to threat source r; i rxy is the Stress level of raster y to raster x. There are two kinds of linear decay and exponential decay: linear decay: \(\:{i}_{rxy}=1-(\frac{{d}_{xy}}{{d}_{rmax}}\) (5) exponential decay: \(\:{i}_{rxy}={exp}(\frac{-2.99{d}_{xy}}{{d}_{rmax}}\) (6) Where: d xy is the straight line distance between grid x and grid y; d rmax is the maximum coercive distance of the threat sourcer. HQ is calculated by the formula: \(\:{Q}_{xj}={H}_{j}\left[1-\left(\frac{{D}_{xj}^{z}}{{D}_{xj}^{z}+{k}^{z}}\right)\right]\) (7) Where, Qxj is the HQ index of x grid in habitat type j; Hj is the habitat suitability of habitat type j (0 ≤ Hj ≤ 1); k is the half-saturation constant, and half of the maximum habitat degradation degree is taken, which is generally set as 0.5; z is a normalized constant, usually 2.5. In this paper, InVEST 3.8.0 version is applied to carry out HQ model calculation, referring to relevant literature at home and abroad(Liu et al.,2021 ; Yuan et al.,2023),combined with the actual situation of Guizhou Province, a series of processing, such as vectorization, reclassification, raster calculation and data summary, were carried out for the LULC data of 3 periods in ArcMap10.8 platform.The selected land class was assigned a value of 1, and the remaining land class was assigned a value of 0. Five land classes, namely cultivated land, urban land, rural residential area, other construction land and unused land, were extracted as threat sources, and the related maximum stress distance, weight and attenuation type were determined (see Table 3 ),the suitability of other different types of habitat and sensitivity to stress factors are shown in Table 4 . Table 3 Threat factor weighting table Threat factor Maximum influence distance/km weight Decaying linear dependence Plowland 1 0.7 linearity Urban construction land 8 1 exponent Rural residential land 6 0.8 exponent Other construction land 4 0.4 linearity Unutilized 4 0.4 linearity Table 4 Threat factor sensitivity table Land class types Habitat suitability plowland Urban construction land Rural residential land Other construction land unutilized Paddy field 0.4 0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 Dry land 0.3 0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 Forest land 1 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 shrubbery 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 Open forest land 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 Basal forest land 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 High cover grassland 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.5 Medium coverage grassland 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 Low cover grassland 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 River and canal 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.3 lakes 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.5 Reservoir pit 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 Bottom land 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.5 Urban land 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rural residential area 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other construction land 0 0 0 0 0 0 Special land 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marshland 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Bare land 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Bare rock stony land 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.3.4. Spatial autocorrelation analysis With the technical support of GIS10.8 software, this paper uses a 1km*1km cell grid to resample the study area in a gridded manner, and applies a bivariate spatial autocorrelation analysis model to analyze the spatial correlation characteristics of LSPI and HQ. GeoDa software can perform exploratory spatial data analysis on raster data, which is commonly used for autocorrelation statistics and outlier indication analysis (Yang et al.,2024; Chasco 2025 ). Local spatial autocorrelation analysis was performed using local indicators of spatial association (LISA) to express local clustering and discrete effects (Zhu et al., 2020 ), and the calculation formula was as follows: \(\:{I}_{sr}=\frac{n{\sum\:}_{i=1}^{n}{\sum\:}_{j=1}^{n}{w}_{ij}\left(\frac{{y}_{i.s}-\overline{{y}_{s}}}{{\sigma\:}_{s}}\right)\left(\frac{{y}_{i.r}-\overline{{y}_{r}}}{{\sigma\:}_{r}}\right)}{\left(n-1\right){\sum\:}_{i=1}^{n}{\sum\:}_{j=1}^{n}{w}_{ij}}\) (8) Where:I sr is the bivariate global autocorrelation coefficient of unit area HQ value s and landscape pattern index r; y i.s and y i.r are the unit area HQ value and landscape pattern index of the ith evaluation unit, Ϭ s and Ϭ r are the variances, w ij is the weight matrix established based on spatial adjacency, and n is the number of evaluation units. A Lisa clustering diagram was generated using the obtained data to analyze the spatial correlation between LSPI and HQ, where high-high clustering and low-low clustering denote positive correlation and high-low clustering and low-high clustering denote negative correlation. 2.3.5. Geographically weighted regression model (GWR) Geographically weighted regression (GWR) is a spatial analysis technique that explores the spatial and temporal variation of objects and their drivers at a given scale by creating local regression equations at points on each spatial scale ( Tian et al.,2023; Liao et al.,2023). The model has higher accuracy and is not limited by the global perspective. The geographically weighted regression model takes the following form: \(\:{y}_{i}={\beta\:}_{0}\left({u}_{i},{v}_{i}\right)+{\sum\:}_{k=1}^{p}{\beta\:}_{k}\left({u}_{i},{v}_{i}\right){x}_{ik}+{\epsilon\:}_{i}\) (9) where (u i ,v i ) are the coordinates of sampling point i and ß k (u i ,v i ) is the kth parameter of the regression equation on sampling point i, which is a function of geographic location and is obtained by utilizing the weighted function approach in the estimation process, i = 1,2,...,n. The local regression coefficients obtained from the geographically weighted regressions indicate the extent to which the explanatory variables affect the dependent variable (Gao et al.,2023). The multiple natural geographic factors obtained in the linear regression model were used as explanatory variables, and HQ was used as the dependent variable, and imported into the geographically weighted regression model for geographically weighted regression analysis to obtain the spatial variability maps of the regression coefficients of the natural geographic factors corresponding to the HQ, so as to explore the effects of the multiple natural geographic factors on the HQ. 3 Results 3.1 Spatial and temporal changes in land use 3.1.1 Temporal change of land use According to Table 5 , the overall landscape type of land use in the study area did not change much between 2000 and 2020, cropland and forested land generally showed an increasing trend, with a dynamic rate of 1.72% and 0.44%, respectively, and remained the main land use type in the whole study area. Meanwhile, the area of constructed land also shows an increasing trend and grows at a dynamic rate of 0.39% during the period of 2010–2020. In terms of ecological land use, the total area decreases, with the areas of shrubland and grassland rapidly decreasing at a dynamic rate of -1.90% and − 0.96%, respectively. In contrast, the water area shows a general increasing dynamic trend with a relatively stable rate of change of 0.15%. The combined land use dynamics for the periods 2000–2010 and 2010–2020 were 6.78% and 7.21%, respectively, indicating an increase in the intensity of human activities. All land use types changed during the study period, and land use changes were more rapid between 2010 and 2020. Table 5 The dynamic rate of change of different LULC classes in the study area from 2000 to 2020. LULC type 2000–2010 2010–2020 2000–2020 Cropland 1.87% -1.43% 0.44% Forest -0.96% 2.68% 1.72% Shrub -0.54% -1.36% -1.90% Grassland -0.61% -0.35% -0.96% Water 0.08% 0.06% 0.15% Barren 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Impervious 0.16% 0.39% 0.55% 3.1.2 Spatial changes in land use Figure 3 shows the trend of spatial change.Between 2000 and 2010, most land use changes occurred in areas such as karst canyons, peak-tufted depressions and fault-trapped basins, and were mainly conversions between farmland, forests and shrublands.The hotspot areas for conversions shifted to karst plateaus and troughs and valleys in the period of 2010–2020, and the types of land use changes increased, with arable land converted out of the area accounting for 43.01%. During the period of 2000–2010, the conversion area of forest land occupies the largest proportion of the converted area, which is 40.03%. During the period 2010–2020, cropland became the main type of conversion, with a conversion share of 43.01% (Figs. 3 and 4 ). Specifically, during the period 2000–2020, 308.97 km 2 of cropland was converted to construction land, accounting for 5.47% of the total area transferred out of cropland. During this period, the transfer of ecological land (including grasslands, forests and waters), whose converted areas were 25.56 km 2 , 21.49 km 2 and 4.90 km 2 respectively, also contributed to the sustained increase in the area of construction land. However, only 2.13 km 2 of non-ecological land was converted into ecological land, and it was relatively dispersed, with weak ecological restoration effects; 308.97 km² of arable land was converted into construction land, which directly exacerbated habitat fragmentation. 3.2 Landscape pattern change characteristics The spatio-temporal features of LSPI were selected for analysis, including AI, COHESION, LPI, CONTAG, PRD, PD, LSI and SPLIT, and ArcGIS was used to generate the spatio-temporal distribution map of the above LSPI, as shown in Fig. 5 . The AI (Aggregation Index) is used to measure the degree of aggregation of patches in the landscape or the continuity of the landscape, and a low value of AI indicates that the patches in the landscape are small and dispersed, and there is a lack of large, continuous patches and poor connectivity between patches.The mean value of AI increased from 88.3015 in 2000 to 88.7391 in 2020, indicating that at the landscape level, land use activities are characterized by continuous aggregation of landscapes.Higher AI values are mainly concentrated in non-karst areas, while lower AIs are mainly concentrated in karst canyons and faulted basin areas, which have fertile soils, are suitable for agriculture, and have lush vegetation growth, and therefore human production activities are more frequent, for example, activities such as agricultural reclamation, urbanization, and road construction, which can lead to more natural landscape Broken. COHESION reflects the aggregated and dispersed state of patches in the landscape and quantifies the perception of physical connectivity of habitats by organisms as they disperse in a binary landscape. During the study period, the mean values of COHESION were 96.6891 in 2000, 96.8361 in 2010, and 96.7856 in 2020, showing a slightly increasing trend but little fluctuation. The distribution characteristics are the same as those of AI, indicating the influence of human activities on the landscape pattern. Non-karst areas have better vegetation cover and higher biodiversity, so their landscape connectivity is better. LPI is used as an indicator of the degree of dominance of a particular landscape type in the landscape as a whole.Higher values of LPI indicate the existence of one or several very dominant patches in the landscape, while lower values of LPI indicate that there is no particularly dominant patch in the landscape and the landscape is more homogeneous.The LPI increased from 58.3044 in 2000 to 66.9573 in 2020, indicating that the degree of landscape dominance has continued to increase.The spatial distribution pattern of LPI is similar to that of AI and COHESION, while the low value area has decreased significantly and different landscape types tend to be evenly distributed. CONTAG is the degree of aggregation or expansion of different patch types within a landscape, and a higher CONTAG indicates that some dominant patches in the landscape have good connectivity. CONTAG decreased from 56.5393 in 2000 to 55.9076 in 2020, indicating that the connectivity of the landscape continues to weaken. The low-value zones of CONTAG have obviously decreased, but there are still localized concentrations in mountainous areas such as the non-karstic areas and karst trough areas, and the higher value zones are mostly distributed in the main urban cores of karst plateau zones, where the aggregation or expansion of different landscapes is significantly stronger. SHDI is usually used to describe the spatial distribution and degree of diversity of different types of patches in the landscape, the SHDI value equal to 0 indicates that there is no diversity of patch types in the landscape, the larger the SHDI value indicates that the higher the diversity of patch types in the landscape, the more uniform the distribution of each patch type in the landscape.Between 2000 and 2020, the SHDI value decreased slightly from 3.5272 in 2000 to 3.5125 in 2020, which indicates a decrease in land use diversification.During the study period, land use became more intensive and land use structure became more stable; at the spatial scale, high values of SHDI were found in areas with frequent human activities, such as karst plateaus, karst canyons and faulted basins, where there are more developed urban agglomerations or contiguous centralized croplands with significantly higher anthropogenic impacts and higher landscape diversity, whereas the areas with low values of SHDI were mainly concentrated in the mountainous areas or the basins. PD is an important indicator used in landscape ecology to describe the degree of landscape fragmentation, a higher PD value indicates a higher degree of landscape fragmentation, and a lower PD value indicates a more continuous landscape with a lower degree of fragmentation.Between 2000 and 2020, the PD was reduced from 22.8563 in 2000 to 20.2019 in 2020, which indicates that land-use fragmentation has been reduced. During the study period, land use became more intensive and the land use structure became more stable; at the spatial scale, the high values of PD were in areas with frequent human activities, such as karst plateaus, karst canyons and faulted basins, etc., which have more developed urban agglomerations or continuous concentrated croplands, where the impact of anthropogenic activities is more pronounced, and the landscapes tend to be fragmented, whereas the areas with high PDs were mainly concentrated in the non-karstic areas. LSI can reflect the degree of zigzagging of the plaque boundary and the regularity of the plaque shape, the larger the LSI value indicates that the plaque shape is more complex, with a zigzagging boundary and irregular shape.Smaller LSI values indicate simpler patch boundaries and regular shapes.LSI decreases from 3.0606 in 2000 to 2.9968 in 2020, which suggests that landscape patch shapes tend to be more regular. Urban and agricultural expansion caused by human activities, on the other hand, can lead to an increase in LSI values and the fragmentation of ecological processes, such as the reduction of biodiversity, the decline of ecological connectivity and the degradation of ecological functions, for example, in karst plateaus, karst valleys and fault basins where higher LSI values are concentrated. In general, natural landscapes less disturbed by human activities have lower SPLIT, while natural landscapes more affected by human activities have higher SPLIT. the SPLIT decreased from 2.3329 in 2000 to 2.2362 in 2010, and increased to 2.3024 in 2020, indicating that the condition of the natural landscapes has stabilized to some extent. the SPLIT's spatial distribution pattern is similar to that of the LSI, with lower core areas also mainly concentrated in non-karst areas with better ecological environment, and higher values mainly concentrated in areas such as karst plateaus, karst canyons and fracture basins, attributed to the high level of human activities in the area, which cause significant disturbance to the natural landscape. The characteristics of the overall landscape pattern change are as follows: landscape connectivity increased, patch aggregation increased (AI: 88.30→88.74; COHESION: 96.69→96.79); dominant patches centralized (LPI: 58.30→66.96); landscape diversity decreased, and land use tended to intensify (SHDI: 3.53→3.51; PD: 22.86→20.20); regularization and fragmentation of patch shapes eased (LSI: 3.06→3.00; SPLIT: 2.33→2.30). The overall spatial differentiation shows that the high AI and LPI values are concentrated in the non-karst areas, and the low values are distributed in the karst canyon area and the fracture basin area, where human activities are more intensive. 3.3 Characterization of changes in habitat quality 3.3.1 Spatial and temporal changes in habitat quality classes Between 2000 and 2020, the average habitat quality in the study area declined. It decreased from 0.634 (2000) to 0.606 (2020), a decrease of 4.4%. Using ArcGIS 10.8 software, the habitat quality values obtained were categorized into five classes based on previous studies (Liu et al., 2022 ): I (0-0.2), II (0.2–0.4), III (0.4–0.6), IV (0.6–0.8), and V (0.8-1). The acreage of the different classes of habitat quality and their percentage of overall habitat acreage was calculated for the three time points from 2000 to 2020 (see Table 6 ). Between 2000 and 2020, habitat quality in the study area was dominated by Class IV, although its area decreased continuously throughout the study period from 96911.99 km² to 92667.65 km² and its percentage decreased from 55.03% to 52.62%, and the second percentage was Class II, which showed a small decrease in area from 49624.28 km² to 48268.09 km². All other classes increased in size between 2000 and 2020, with the most significant increases in Class V and Class I, whose proportions increased from 0.36% and 13.44% to 1.39% and 15.15%, respectively. Table 6 Changes in Area and Percentage of Habitat Quality Classes in the study area from 2000 to 2020. Habitat quality level 2000 2010 2020 Area Percentage Area Percentage Area Percentage km 2 % km 2 % km 2 % Ⅰ 639.65 0.36% 904.07 0.51% 2445.09 1.39% Ⅱ 49624.28 28.18% 49401.70 28.05% 48268.09 27.41% Ⅲ 5251.61 2.98% 5285.86 3.00% 6030.39 3.42% Ⅳ 96911.99 55.03% 95863.48 54.44% 92667.65 52.62% Ⅴ 23674.00 13.44% 24648.07 14.00% 26680.11 15.15% Higher HQ areas may benefit from regional geographic factors, such as abundant rivers, forests and wetland resources, or mountainous hills that are less disturbed by human activities. Level V in the study area is mainly distributed in the non-karstic area, which has less ground undulation, a variety of landform types, including hills, low mountains, and mid-mountains, etc., with a more developed surface water system, a variety of soil types, a better vegetation cover, and high biodiversity, and thus a better quality of habitats. Low HQ areas are concentrated in the karst plateau area, which is characterized by rapid urbanization and shows a large continuous distribution with low vegetation cover and a single ecosystem composition, as urban construction areas are often distributed as dense residential areas. Lower HQ areas are concentrated in karst trough valleys, peaked depressions and other areas with thin soil layers and even lower vegetation cover, and land use types are mainly cropland and construction land in karst canyons and faulted basins areas, all with low biodiversity. Therefore, it can be seen that the spatial distribution of HQ is closely related to natural geographic features, land use types and human activities. 3.3.2 Degree of habitat degradation Degree of habitat degradation is the extent to which a habitat is disturbed by threatening factors. In this study, the degree of habitat degradation was calculated using the InVEST model for three time points: 2000, 2010, and 2020, and its spatial distribution was mapped (Fig. 7 ). In the study area, the degree of habitat degradation was generally low, but increased over time, with the mean value increasing from 0.1002 in 2000 to 0.1081 in 2020. In 2000, the areas with higher degradation were mainly concentrated in and around urban and construction sites in the karst plateau area, which has flatter topography with less undulation compared to the complex topography of canyons and peak forests and has richer groundwater resources. Although the soil in the karst plateau area is relatively thin, it is fertile in some areas, which is suitable for agricultural development. Meanwhile, the ecological environment is relatively good, with high air quality, which is suitable for living. By 2020, however, the areas with a higher degree of degradation have been extended to the karst trough areas, probably due to the increase in demand for natural resources caused by urbanization development and population growth, which exacerbates the environmental pressure on the karst trough areas, and the over-cultivation of agricultural production, the expansion of urbanization, and the irrational use of land may lead to soil erosion, the destruction of vegetation cover, the destruction of wildlife habitat, and the decline of biodiversity. This indicates that the urbanization process has had a serious negative impact on habitats. 3.4 Analysis of landscape pattern effects on habitat quality 3.4.1 Spatial autocorrelation analysis The LSPI and HQ data in 2000, 2010 and 2020 were imported into GeoDa software, and correlation analysis was conducted between habitat and LSPI. AI, COHESION, CONTAG and LPI in the landscape pattern index were positively correlated with habitat quality, while the other indexes were negatively correlated, which indicated that the habitat quality is facilitated by the greater aggregation and continuity of patches in the landscape and by the role of dominant patches in the ecological processes of the landscape. All correlation analyses were statistically significant (p < .01). The absolute values of the correlation coefficients for each of the indices, except for CONTAG and SHDI, were increasing, suggesting that although there is some correlation between habitat quality and landscape pattern, the correlation between the two is increasing. Table 7 Global Moran's I values for landscape pattern index and habitat quality in the study area from 2000 to 2020 Year Value type AI&HQ COHESION&HQ CONTAG&HQ LPI&HQ LSI&HQ PD&HQ SHDI&HQ SPLIT&HQ 2000 Moran′s I 0.451 0.336 0.394 0.415 -0.451 -0.435 -0.515 -0.280 Z value 31.994 34.075 32.050 30.245 -31.930 -31.650 -37.258 -21.724 2010 Moran′s I 0.471 0.371 0.375 0.465 -0.476 -0.473 -0.476 -0.276 Z value 32.019 32.098 32.935 31.492 -32.361 -32.500 -32.418 -22.361 2020 Moran′s I 0.485 0.385 0.385 0.476 -0.490 -0.488 -0.490 -0.290 Z value 32.426 32.533 32.348 31.609 -32.881 -32.880 -32.915 -22.901 The results of the local spatial autocorrelation analysis are shown in Table 8 , the cells with insignificant per indicator accounted for more than half of the total number of cells in the study area without spatial autocorrelation.CONTAG had a more balanced distribution of clusters, with the number of cells with positive spatial correlation closest to the number of cells with negative spatial correlation; the rest generally had more high-high and low-low clustering, and fewer high-low and low-high clustering, the number of The number of cells with positive spatial correlation was greater than the number of cells with negative correlation; AI, COHESION, and LPI had significantly more high-high clusters than low-low, high-low, and low-high clusters, and LSI, PD, SHDI, and SPLIT had significantly more low-low clusters than high-high clusters. Table 8 Statistics of the number and percentage of agglomeration-type patches in 2020 Not significant High-High Low-Low Low-High High-Low AI Quantity block 86629 33517 17435 10637 9916 Percentage 54.78% 21.20% 11.03% 6.73% 6.27% COHESION Quantity block 86627 34318 16243 10236 10710 Percentage 54.78% 21.70% 10.27% 6.47% 6.77% CONTAG Quantity block 86629 20747 27068 12407 11283 Percentage 54.78% 13.12% 17.12% 7.85% 7.14% LPI Quantity block 88629 37041 15925 8513 8026 Percentage 56.05% 23.42% 10.07% 5.38% 5.08% LSI Quantity block 86622 8698 35783 13457 13574 Percentage 54.78% 5.50% 22.63% 8.51% 8.58% PD Quantity block 86624 7480 37432 14674 11924 Percentage 54.78% 4.73% 23.67% 9.28% 7.54% SHDI Quantity block 86625 8274 36164 13880 13191 Percentage 54.78% 5.23% 22.87% 8.78% 8.34% SPLIT Quantity block 86624 7264 38111 14891 11244 Percentage 54.78% 4.59% 24.10% 9.42% 7.11% The Lisa clustering plot shows that there are five types of localized spatial autocorrelation: “high - high”, “low - low”, “high - low”, “low - high ” and “not significant” (Fig. 8 ). The “H-H” type indicates a clustering effect of high values of landscape pattern indices and habitat quality. The “H-L” pattern indicates that high values of landscape pattern index and low values of habitat quality have a clustering effect. Differences in natural geographic features and hydrothermal conditions in different units of Guizhou Province led to different responses of different LSPIs to HQ. The “high - high” clustering and “low - low” clustering distribution characteristics of AI, COHESION, CONTAG and LPI on HQ were more obvious in the 1km*1km unit scale of the study area, which indicated positive correlation between LSPI and HQ, while the rest of the index characteristics indicated negative correlation with HQ. The spatial clustering characteristics of the eight types of LSPI on HQ are different, which is also a reflection of spatial heterogeneity. Due to the spatial correlation, the relationship between LSPI and HQ in the same region follows a certain pattern. The relationship between LSPI and HQ in the same region follows a certain pattern due to the spatial correlation, and is analyzed according to the different karst development areas in Guizhou Province, with “H-H” clustering dominating in non-karst areas and karst troughs and valleys, and “L-L” clustering dominating in karst canyons and faulted basins. In the karst plateau area, the distribution of “L-H” and “H-L” clusters is intertwined, reflecting the complex coupling of anthropogenic disturbances and natural geographic conditions. 3.4.2 Multiple linear regression analysis Multiple linear stepwise regression analysis of the relationship between multiple natural geographic factors and HQ was performed using SPSS software. This process included selecting the natural geographic factors and performing data standardization prior to data processing to make the model more accurate. The selection criteria were: regression model R2 ≥ 0.3 and VIF variance inflation factor test < 10 (Kroll et al.,2013; Imdadullah et al.,2016). According to the model results (Table 9 ), HQ was linearly related to the physical geography factor: Q xi =-0.001*DEM + 0.142*Karst landform+-2.227*Soil type + 1.167*Slope + 2.221*Soil layer thickness + 0.077*Comprehensive coverage of vegetation+-0.276*The exposure rate of bedrock + 7.581*Rocky desertification type After standardization: Q xi =-0.002*DEM + 0.001*Karst landform+-0.011*Soil type + 0.004*Slope + 0.007*Soil layer thickness + 0.005*Comprehensive coverage of vegetation+-0.012*The exposure rate of bedrock + 0.018*Rocky desertification type From the table, it can be seen that karst landform, slope, soil thickness, comprehensive cover of vegetation, rocky desertification degree and HQ are positively correlated, and the degree of influence is in the following order: karst landform > slope > thickness of soil > comprehensive cover of vegetation > rocky desertification type, whereas DEM, soil type, and exposed rate of bedrock are negatively correlated with HQ, with higher significance for DEM and soil type. Conditions such as low temperature and humidity, low oxygen content and infertile soil are not conducive to plant growth, resulting in lower biodiversity and poorer habitat quality; conditions such as high vegetation cover, fertile soil, soil and water conservation and light are good, which are conducive to plant growth and provide habitat, food and shelter, and the habitat quality of these types of areas is relatively high. Table 9 Final variable properties Model Unstandardized coefficients Standard errors Standardized coefficients Significance VIF -84.429 39.843 0.034 DEM -0.001 0.002 -0.002 0.975 1.025 Karst landform 0.142 0.818 0.001 0.953 1.05 Soil type -2.227 1.021 -0.011 0.881 1.135 Slope 1.167 1.335 0.004 0.86 1.162 Soil layer thickness 2.221 1.831 0.007 0.701 1.427 Comprehensive coverage of vegetation 0.077 0.125 0.005 0.362 2.761 The exposure rate of bedrock -0.276 0.191 -0.012 0.315 3.172 Rocky desertification type 7.581 4.008 0.018 0.237 4.212 3.4.3 Spatial non-equilibrium analysis The GWR model can reveal the non-stationary spatial characteristics of local coefficient variation, and in this study, the geographically weighted regression analysis of natural geographic factors and HQ in 2020 was conducted with the township as a unit, and the selection criteria of explanatory variables used were the same as those used in the multiple linear stepwise regression analysis, including the DEM, karst geomorphology, soil type, slope, soil thickness, integrated vegetation cover, bedrock exposure rate and rocky desertification degree, and its model fit goodness-of-fit was 0.812, indicating that GWR had a better fit. A positive CV indicates that a certain natural geographic factor in the region has a positive promoting effect on HQ, and a negative CV indicates a disturbing inhibiting effect. The spatial heterogeneity is determined by the local coefficient variation (CV) of the corresponding indicator, and the larger the absolute value of CV, the stronger the facilitating or inhibiting effect, and the smaller the opposite. Figure 9 reveals the complex spatial heterogeneity relationship between habitat quality (HQ) and natural geographic factors in Guizhou Province. It was found that the effects of different natural factors on HQ showed significant regional differentiation: in non-karst areas, thicker soil layers and higher vegetation cover had a significant positive effect on HQ, while karst plateau areas showed a significant inhibitory effect due to high bedrock exposure rates and steep-slope topography. However, the same factor may have very different effects in different regions, e.g., slope promotes HQ enhancement in the southern gently sloping area, while exacerbates ecological degradation in the northern steeply sloping area. The interaction between the intensity of human activities and natural conditions is more prominent. In the ecologically fragile karst trough valleys and valleys, human disturbances amplify the negative effects of DEM, while in the non-karst areas with better ecological background, the positive effects of vegetation can partially offset some of the urban topographic pressures. The study also identified three types of typical response zones: karst plateau urban agglomerations with “high-low” characteristics, which are the most severely degraded areas; crested depressions with relatively stable “low-high” status by virtue of topographic closure; and non-karst areas with “H-H” transition characteristics. These findings indicate that the changes in habitat quality in karst areas are the result of the joint action of natural background conditions and human activities, and this action has significant spatial heterogeneity, which provides an important basis for the development of differentiated regional ecological protection strategies. 4 Discussion 4.1 Implications of landscape pattern governance for improving habitat quality Spatial changes in habitat quality are influenced to some extent by landscape pattern (Zhu et al., 2020 ; Guo et al., 2023 ). In this study, we found a significant negative correlation (r=-0.49, p < 0.01) between landscape fragmentation (PD: 22.86→20.20) and the decline of habitat quality (average annual decline of 0.14%) in Guizhou Province during the period of 2000–2020 through quantitative analysis, indicating that landscape fragmentation is an important factor contributing to the decline of habitat quality (Evans et al., 2017 ) . The study area in which this research was conducted is located in the Karst region of Southwest China, where the ecological environment is fragile and vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances and natural disasters (Xie et al., 2023). Human activities exacerbate habitat degradation mainly through two pathways: direct coercion and indirect weakening of ecological functions. Land development due to accelerated urbanization and the destruction of forests and grasslands by agricultural development in Guizhou Province have directly led to ecological land fragmentation (Li et al., 2024 ; Xiang et al., 2025 ), a process that has resulted in the alteration of original natural landscapes, habitat fragmentation, reduction of habitat connectivity, and reduction of biodiversity, lowering the quality of the habitats, e.g., in 2010–2020, 308.97 km² of arable land in Guizhou Province was converted to construction land, which directly led to a 5.47% decrease in HQ, demonstrating that urbanization indirectly reduces ecological connectivity and negatively affects habitat quality through landscape fragmentation (PD decrease of 22.86 → 20.20); the higher degree of landscape fragmentation and habitat degradation in urban agglomerations in karst plateau zones also suggests that over-exploitation of land often seriously affects the spatial and temporal changes of LSPI and HQ (Zhang et al., 2023 ; Hu et al., 2023 ; Ma et al., 2025 ). In addition, uncontrolled development of agricultural land destroys the ecology of vegetation and leads to extensive vegetation degradation, which may lead to fragmentation and habitat loss and further reduce habitat quality (Dai et al., 2019). For example, basins in the faulted basin area are usually important for agriculture and habitation, but their ecosystems may be strongly affected by human activities, making them ecologically fragile. Vegetation cover is also a key factor influencing habitat quality, and its changes are influenced by a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors and show different degrees of influence and characteristics in different regions ( Ma et al., 2020 ; Shi et al., 2023 ; Ma et al., 2025 ). karst trough valleys and karst plateaus have thin soil layers, low vegetation cover, fragile ecosystems, and weak resistance to disturbance, whereas non-karst areas have thicker soil layers, which are favorable for vegetation growth, diverse vegetation types, and high biodiversity. Reduced landscape connectivity (AI: 88.30 → 88.74) can impede biological migration, as ecological isolation from canyon closure has been shown to affect habitat quality in multiple ways (Fernandez-Arcaya et al., 2017 ; Chen et al., 2025 ), including vegetation changes, increased sensitivity of ecosystems to climate change, and intensified human activities, for example, karst canyon areas and peak-tufted depressions have poor habitat quality due to the reduction of species habitats caused by poor ecological corridor connectivity, which is in line with past studies that have demonstrated the importance of depressions as ecological corridors for maintaining ecological balance, connecting different ecosystems, improving landscape connectivity, and conserving biodiversity (Ding et al., 2023 ; Jin et al., 2024 ). At the same time, the implementation of environmental protection measures will help mitigate landscape fragmentation and promote ecosystem services and functions, thus improving habitat quality (Zou et al., 2022 ). For example, the promotion of “returning farmland to forests” is conducive to the restoration of ecological land, reducing the extent of landscape fragmentation and improving habitat quality. However, the effect of the policy is constrained by the regional ecological background, and the karst plateau area in this region needs to be combined with soil restoration and development control because of the seriousness of rocky desertification. The in-depth implementation of large-scale land greening, wetland and river and lake protection and restoration, soil and water conservation, biodiversity conservation, comprehensive land improvement and other major ecological protection and restoration projects in Guizhou Province in recent years has also been of great significance to ecological environmental protection, enhancing ecosystem service functions and ensuring ecosystem health and sustainability. 4.2 Drivers of spatial and temporal variation in habitat quality in Guizhou Province The spatial heterogeneity of regional natural resources and environments create initial spatial patterns of habitat quality. In addition, spatial variations in habitat quality have become increasingly significant under the combined effects of natural and anthropogenic factors (Ma et al., 2025 ; Chen et al., 2023 ;Kou et al., 2025 ). In this study, we focused on the effects of DEM, karst geomorphology, soil type, slope, soil thickness, integrated vegetation cover, bedrock exposure rate, and rocky desertification degree on the habitat quality of areas in Guizhou Province, and the analysis of the results indicated that the degradation of the habitat quality in Guizhou Province is the result of the nonlinear coupling of natural vulnerability and human coercion. Slope (q = 0.32), vegetation cover (q = 0.28) and soil thickness (q = 0.21) were the three core natural drivers of HQ spatial differentiation. Among them, karst plateau areas with slopes > 25° had lower HQ values than gently sloping non-karst areas due to increased soil erosion; while vegetation cover increased HQ accordingly.From 2010 to 2020, the expansion of construction land directly led to a decrease in HQ by 5.47% through encroachment of ecological land and exacerbation of landscape fragmentation (PD: 22.86→20.20). Meanwhile, in karst trough valleys and valleys with > 40% exposed bedrock, the expansion of construction land increased the rate of HQ degradation, highlighting the superimposed effect of “natural constraints + anthropogenic interference”. The main reason for the decline of HQ in non-karst areas is agricultural intensification, while rocky desertification and development of steep slopes dominate in karst plateau areas, and topography dominates the change of HQ in peaked depressions. 2000–2010, natural factors explained 72% of the change of HQ, and the contribution rate of human activities increased to 65% in 2010–2020, reflecting the change of driving mechanism from “natural-dominated” to “human-induced”. 4.3 Suggestions for future ecological improvement in Guizhou Province Guizhou has a fragile ecosystem base, serious rocky desertification, and insufficient environmental protection infrastructure, so it is especially important to harmonize the relationship between conservation and development, and adhere to ecological priority and green development. Based on the results of this study, the following measures and recommendations are proposed to protect the habitat quality in similar areas. Guizhou Province should continue to adhere to the principle of ecological priority as the core orientation of regional development. This means that when formulating policies, plans and development projects, ecological impacts should be considered first to ensure that the ecological environment is not jeopardized. For example, the increase in non-ecological land (arable land and construction land) needs to be controlled in order to minimize the impact of human activities on the ecological environment and promote a virtuous cycle of the ecosystem. At the same time, differentiated zoning management should be carried out to address the characteristics of ecological fragility in Guizhou Province, and appropriate strategies should be adopted for different areas to improve the stability and resilience of the ecosystem. For large areas of ecological land, corresponding graded protection zones and buffer zones should be delineated to protect the integrity of ecological land and reduce its fragmentation. For non-ecological land, especially high-density construction land, ecological planning should be emphasized to reduce the agglomeration of construction land and to combine natural recovery with artificial restoration. For example, these ecological land patches can be embedded through the establishment of urban parks and green corridors to increase connectivity between patches with high habitat quality, which will improve habitat quality. In addition, ecological land protection around construction land in relevant areas should be considered to control the blind expansion of construction land, reduce its damage to ecological land, and mitigate its negative impact on habitat quality (Xu et al., 2018 ). 4.4 Limitations and outlook In this study, we quantified the spatial and temporal changes and regional differences of HQ and LSPI in Guizhou Province, and analyzed the correlations between HQ and LSPI. The influence of LSPI on HQ was explored at 1km*1km scale through spatial autocorrelation analysis. However, there are some limitations, firstly, the indirect effect of human activities on HQ may be underestimated due to the data limitation of not integrating multi-source data such as climate, socio-economics and policies. Second, this study did not construct a coupled nature-economy-policy model, which made it difficult to analyze the synergistic effects of multiple factors. Finally, although a zoning governance framework was proposed, the spatial threshold of the ecological protection red line and the restoration priority were not clearly defined. Future research should deepen the study of the practical significance of ecological protection in terms of multidisciplinary data integration and dynamic scenario simulation, provide support for policy transformation based on the results of the study, and propose specific areas where the ecological protection red line or nature reserve should be delineated, so as to provide literature and data support for the formulation of ecological environmental protection and ecological functional zoning policies. 5 Conclusion Based on the land use data of Guizhou Province, this study uses HQ and LSPI to quantify the regional differences of different natural geographic environments in Guizhou Province, calculated by the InVEST model. The effect of LSPI on HQ was explored at a scale of 1km*1km through multiple linear regression, spatial autocorrelation analysis and geographically weighted regression methods. It was found that between 2000 and 2020, the landscape types in Guizhou Province were dominated by woodland and cropland, with woodland accounting for more than 48% and cropland accounting for more than 46% of the study area. The changes in the area of each landscape type in Guizhou Province on the time scale were mainly the transformation of cropland and woodland, while the transformation of land use types to construction land was more obvious in urban agglomerations, especially in the urban agglomerations of the karst plateau.The LSPI was affected by human activities and land use types, and in the past two decades, the AI increased from 88.3015 to 88.7391, and the COHESION increased from 96.6891 to 96.7856, LPI increased from 58.3044 to 66.9573, CONTAG decreased from 56.5393 to 55.9076, SHDI value decreased from 3.5272 to 3.5125, PD decreased from 22.8563 to 20.2019, LSI decreased from 3.0606 to 2.9968. SPLIT decreased from 2.3329 to 2.3024.Overall, it shows that the land use intensity in Guizhou province has increased in the past two decades, the land use structure tends to stabilize, and the urban and agricultural expansion brought by human activities will increase the degree of landscape fragmentation and weaken the connectivity of the landscape.The spatial distribution of HQ varies significantly, which is greatly influenced by the type of land use, and the distribution of higher HQ values is the most extensive, accounting for as much as 52.62% of the total. up to 52.62%, and low HQ value distribution accounted for about 1.39%, which commonly appeared in urban agglomerations in the karst plateau. On the time scale, with the rapid urbanization development in some areas of Guizhou Province, the core area of habitat degradation expanded from the urban agglomeration of the karst plateau to the karst trough valleys and valleys, and there was a certain risk of habitat degradation. There are different correlations between LSPI and HQ, and they show strong local spatial autocorrelation. From a global perspective, AI, COHESION, CONTAG and LPI were positively correlated with habitat quality, while LSI, PD, SHDI and SPLIT were negatively correlated with HQ. From a local perspective, considering the influence of natural geographic features on the correlation between LSPI and HQ, Guizhou Province was divided into six regions: non-karst areas, karst trough valleys, karst plateaus, karst canyons, peak-tufted depressions, and faulted basins. The dominant cluster types corresponding to the same LSPI are consistent in the same regions. “H-H” and “H-L” types are interspersed in non-karst areas and karst trough valleys, “L-H” and “L-L” types are interspersed in karst trough valleys and karst plateaus, and “H-L” and “L-H” types are interspersed in karst canyons, peak-tufted depressions and faulted basins. Habitat quality degradation is the result of a non-linear combination of natural vulnerability and human activities. Slope, vegetation cover and soil thickness are the core natural drivers, while the expansion of built-up land directly contributes to the decline of HQ by increasing landscape fragmentation. 2010 onwards, the contribution of human activities increased to 65%, and the driving mechanism shifted from “nature-led” to “human-land interaction”. The results of this study are of great significance to the realization of ecological environment management and regulation in Guizhou Province, and can provide literature and data support for the formulation of ecological environment protection and ecological function zoning policies. Declarations Funding ： This study is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32560394); Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Program (Qian Ke He Ping Tai YWZ [2025]001); Guizhou Provincial 2025 Central Government Guided Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project(Qian Ke He zhong Yin Di [2025]031); Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory Construction Project, (Qian Ke He Ping Tai [2025]014). Competing Interests: The authors declare that there are no relevant financial or non-financial competing interests to disclose. 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regression coefficients in GWR\u003c/p\u003e","description":"","filename":"9.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7849065/v1/fa9ae3d7e1b90e680926b036.png"},{"id":107483413,"identity":"c030f0f9-0d69-4d94-8e3e-de3491dbb9fa","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-04-22 02:27:38","extension":"pdf","order_by":0,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"manuscript-pdf","size":7260328,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"manuscript.pdf","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7849065/v1/d1edfe79-2996-46eb-80ff-735248673eb8.pdf"}],"financialInterests":"","formattedTitle":"Impact of landscape pattern on habitat quality in typical karst areas and analysis of its driving factors","fulltext":[{"header":"1 Introduction","content":"\u003cp\u003eEcosystem services refer to the necessary resources and environments that ecosystems provide for human survival, focusing on the response of biomes, biospheres and ecosystems to natural and anthropogenic-induced global changes (Xiang et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR47\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2019\u003c/span\u003e; Zhu et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR64\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e). Among them, human-activity-induced land use/land cover (LULC) evolution is one of the important causes of ecosystem service changes (Seto et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR36\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2012\u003c/span\u003e; Song et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR39\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2018\u003c/span\u003e; Kong et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR18\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e). Meanwhile, degradation of regional ecosystems brought about by land use changes, and reduction or even loss of habitat quality (HQ) are still continuing to occur (Mitchell et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR33\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2015\u003c/span\u003e; Zheng et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR62\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e). Guizhou is an important ecological security barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze and Pearl Rivers, and was included in the first batch of national ecological civilization pilot zones in China in 2016. 2022, it was given the position of a pioneer zone of ecological civilization construction (Guizhou has achieved remarkable results in implementing the big ecological strategy, 2024; Guizhou staged a \u0026ldquo;Green Attack\u0026rdquo; -- A survey report from the National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone (Guizhou), 2021). Guizhou Province, as a typical karst region, has a fragile ecological environment (Zhang et al.,2022). There is an obvious correlation between HQ and LULC changes. The landscape pattern index (LSPI) can clearly describe the characteristics of LULC changes and provide targeted strategies for managing the ecological environment in this region (Tang et al.,2022). However, areas with different degrees of karst d\u0026middot;evelopment exist in Guizhou Province, and there is a lack of partitioning in existing studies to explore the driving mechanisms of LSPI changes and HQ changes. Therefore, exploring the effects of LSPI changes on HQ and analyzing the underlying mechanisms in areas with different degrees of karst development are important for ecological conservation and related policy formulation in Guizhou Province.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHabitat quality (HQ) is an important indicator of the level of biodiversity in a region, which reflects the ability of ecosystems to provide suitable conditions for the continued survival of individuals and populations (Xiang et al.,2023; Tobisch et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR42\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e). Currently, HQ is mainly assessed by calculating indices such as habitat quality index, vegetation cover index, water network density index, land stress index, and pollution loading index (Wang et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR45\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e; Rehitha et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR35\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e; Zhang et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR61\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e), of which through the InVEST model, due to the fact that it can directly provide the quantitative HQ results, it is now widely used (Xie et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR51\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e; Priadka et al.,2022; Fearon et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR7\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e; Smith et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR38\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e). In addition, previous studies have analyzed the evolution characteristics of HQ at regional, urban (cluster), watershed and economic belt scales, explored the direct or indirect impacts of changes in HQ on ecosystem services, and proposed some rational landscape plans for the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity (Yohannes et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR57\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2021\u003c/span\u003e; He et al., 2023; Wang et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR44\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e). However, there is a lack of analysis of the current status of HQ in regions with different degrees of karst development, which limits the proposal of regional biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection optimization policies. Therefore, it is crucial to assess the changes in spatial and temporal patterns of HQ in areas with different degrees of karst development.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChanges in landscape patterns have direct and indirect effects on ecosystem services, and the response of different ecosystem services to landscape patterns varies (Wang et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR43\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2017\u003c/span\u003e; Liu et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR29\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e; Wen et al., 2022). The landscape pattern index (LSPI) is an important tool used in landscape ecology to quantitatively characterize landscape structure and function, which can reflect aspects of landscape composition, structure, diversity, spatial configuration and shape complexity (Antrop \u003cspan citationid=\"CR1\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2004\u003c/span\u003e). On the one hand, LSPI affects regional HQ by influencing regional climatic factors, hydrological conditions, and climatic conditions; on the other hand, landscape pattern affects regional HQ by controlling regional material exchange processes and the flow of ecological elements (Li et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR21\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e). Previous studies have mostly investigated the influence of LSPI on HQ at regional, urban (cluster), watershed, and economic zone scales based on correlation analysis and geoprobe models (Liu et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR28\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2020\u003c/span\u003e; Liang et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR23\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e;Lin et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR25\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e; Xu et al., 2023) to analyze the relationship between a single type of LSPI and HQ in time and space. The limitation lies in the lack of synthesizing multiple models to study the effects of multiple types of LSPI on HQ, and the elaboration of the relationship between the two is relatively simple and cannot clearly indicate the relationship between the two. In addition, there are areas with different degrees of karst development in Guizhou Province, and it is not clear whether the relationship between LSPI and HQ is related to the degree of karst development.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTherefore, this study focuses on the scientific issue of the influence mechanism and driving factors of landscape patterns on habitat quality in karst areas. By comprehensively applying multi-source remote sensing data, landscape ecology models and spatial statistical methods, it systematically analyzes the spatio-temporal evolution laws and intrinsic correlations of habitat quality (HQ) and landscape pattern index (LSPI) in Guizhou Province from 2000 to 2020. The aim is to explore: 1. How do the characteristics such as fragmentation and connectivity of the landscape pattern in karst areas affect the quality of the habitat? 2. How do natural geographical factors (such as DEM, karst landforms, soil types, etc.) and human activities collaboratively drive the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of HQ?\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"2 Materials and methods","content":"\u003cdiv id=\"Sec3\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e2.1 Study area\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuizhou Province is located in the karst region of Southwest China, 73.8% of the whole territory is karst landscape, with outstanding ecological vulnerability. in 2020, the area of rocky desertification and soil erosion accounted for 8.81% and 26.68% of the national land area respectively (Land Spatial Planning of Guizhou Province (2021\u0026ndash;2035)). It belongs to the subtropical temperate and humid monsoon climate zone, with an average annual precipitation of 682-1,134 mm, and an average annual temperature of 14\u0026ndash;16 ℃. The soil zones in Guizhou Province mainly belong to the red soil-yellow soil zone, characterized by the widespread spread of carbonate rocks. The vegetation types in the region are rich and diverse, with obvious subtropical nature, and the vegetation coverage is higher in non-karsted areas than in karsted areas, with abundant forest resources (Zhang et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR61\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e; Luo et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR30\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2024\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe total area, proportion and prevention and control tasks of rocky desertification in Guizhou Province still rank first in the country, and the total area of biodiversity conservation hotspots reaches 37,700 square kilometers, accounting for 21.37% of the total area of the study area. Areas with extremely important ecological functions such as water conservation, soil and water conservation, and biodiversity, as well as key development areas in central Guizhou and northwest Guizhou provinces, are highly overlapping with sensitive and vulnerable areas of ecological environment, and the task of coordinating ecological environment protection and development is very difficult. Evaluating the relationship between LSPI and HQ, and providing a systematic understanding and targeted analysis of the ecological status of areas with different degrees of karst development in Guizhou Province can provide scientific guidance for the formulation of ecosystem protection policies in Guizhou Province.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study is based on the development degree of karst landforms and the classification of landform types in Guizhou Province, and combines the grades of rocky desertification to form a comprehensive zoning system, as shown in Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig1\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e.The geographical distribution and geomorphic features of the six major regions are as follows: 1. Non-karst area: Mainly distributed in Qiandongnan and Qiandongnan regions, etc. This area is dominated by clastic rock mountains and hills, with very few carbonate rocks. The soil layer is relatively thick (\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;50cm), and the vegetation coverage is high (forest coverage rate\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;60%).2. Karst trough valley area: Mainly distributed in northern and central Guizhou, this area features long and strip-shaped valleys with peak clusters/peak forests on both sides. The valley bottom is flat, the soil layer is thin (20-50cm), and the exposure rate of bedrock is medium (10\u0026ndash;30%), making it prone to mild rocky desertification.3. Karst plateau area: Mainly distributed in the central and western parts of Guizhou Province and the southwestern part of Guizhou Province, this area is a karst plateau surface at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,400 meters, with widespread karst mounders and deprestices. The surface is short of water, the soil layer is extremely thin (\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;20cm), and the exposure rate of bedrock is over 40%.4. Peak Cluster and depression areas: Mainly distributed in southern and southwestern Guizhou, this area features a combination of dense conical peak clusters and closed depressures. Underground rivers are well-developed, and the soil layer at the bottom of the depressures is slightly thicker (30-60cm). The bedrock on the peak cluster slopes is exposed by more than 50%.5. Fault depression basin area: Mainly distributed in western and southwestern Guizhou and other places, the topographic feature of this area is a basin controlled by a fault zone, with steep edges and flat bottoms. The soil layer inside the basin is relatively thick (40-80cm), and the potential risk of rocky desertification is high.6. Karst canyon area: Mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Beipan River and the Wujiang River, etc. The topographic features of this area are deep canyons, steep bank slopes (\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;45\u0026deg;), vertical height difference\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;500m, extremely thin soil layer (\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;10cm), and exposed bedrock rate\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;60%.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec4\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e2.2 Data sources\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe land use/cover (LULC) data used in the study were from Data Center for Resources and Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (\u003cspan class=\"ExternalRef\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"RefSource\"\u003ehttps://www.resdc.cn/Introduction.aspx\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan address=\"https://www.resdc.cn/Introduction.aspx\" targettype=\"URL\" class=\"RefTarget\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e), with a resolution of 30m. By figure of heaven and earth to provide the data extraction in guizhou province administrative divisions (\u003cspan class=\"ExternalRef\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"RefSource\"\u003ehttps://cloudcenter.tianditu.gov.cn/administrativeDivision/\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan address=\"https://cloudcenter.tianditu.gov.cn/administrativeDivision/\" targettype=\"URL\" class=\"RefTarget\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable 1 presents the data used in this study and their sources. Among them, the natural geographic data include DEM, karst landform, soil type, slope, soil layer thickness, comprehensive vegetation coverage, bedrock exposure rate and degree of rocky desertification. These data come from the Geospatial Data Cloud, the Rocky Desertification Prevention and Control Center of Guizhou Province, the Center for Resources and Environmental Sciences and Data of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Georemote Sensing Ecological Network. Then, these data are imported into the corresponding administrative regions of each county using ArcGIS 10.8 and rasterized. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab1\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable.1 Data sources\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/caption\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"4\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eType\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eName\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnits\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eData Source\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasic Data\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuizhou Province Land Use Data\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e/\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eData Center for Resources and Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"ExternalRef\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"RefSource\"\u003ehttps://www.resdc.cn/Introduction.aspx\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan address=\"https://www.resdc.cn/Introduction.aspx\" targettype=\"URL\" class=\"RefTarget\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdministrative Boundaries of Guizhou Province\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e/\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdministrative Division Data of China _ Approval Number :GS(2024)0650\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"ExternalRef\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"RefSource\"\u003ehttps://cloudcenter.tianditu.gov.cn/administrativeDivision/\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan address=\"https://cloudcenter.tianditu.gov.cn/administrativeDivision/\" targettype=\"URL\" class=\"RefTarget\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"9\" rowspan=\"10\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural Drivers\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigital Elevation Model (DEM)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003em\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeospatial data cloud\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"ExternalRef\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"RefSource\"\u003ehttp://www.gscloud.cn\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan address=\"http://www.gscloud.cn\" targettype=\"URL\" class=\"RefTarget\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlope\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026deg;\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtraction based on DEM\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoil Type\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e/\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eResources and Environmental Science and Data Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"ExternalRef\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"RefSource\"\u003ehttps://www.resdc.cn/Default.aspx\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan address=\"https://www.resdc.cn/Default.aspx\" targettype=\"URL\" class=\"RefTarget\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarst landform\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e/\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuizhou rocky desertification control center\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoil layer thickness\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e/\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuizhou rocky desertification control center\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprehensive coverage of vegetation\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e/\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuizhou rocky desertification control center\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exposure rate of bedrock\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e/\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuizhou rocky desertification control center\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRocky desertification type\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e/\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuizhou rocky desertification control center\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec5\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e2.3 Research methodology\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec6\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e2.3.1. Rate of change in land use dynamics\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is used to quantitatively describe the extent and rate of area change of a land use/land cover (LULC) type over a specific time period. The formula is as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"No\" id=\"Taba\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:LC=\\frac{{U}_{b}-{U}_{a}}{{U}_{a}}\\times\\:\\frac{1}{T}\\times\\:100\\%\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(1)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:LCG=\\left(\\frac{{\\sum\\:}_{i=1}^{n}\\varDelta\\:L{U}_{i-j}}{2{\\sum\\:}_{i=1}^{n}\\varDelta\\:L{U}_{i}}\\right)\\times\\:\\frac{1}{T}\\times\\:100\\%\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(2)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhere LC represents the dynamic rate of change of a specific LULC type, Ua and Ub represent the area of the type in the initial and final stages respectively, LCG represents the dynamic rate of change of the integrated LULC, LUi represents the area of the LULC in the initial stage, ΔLUi-j represents the absolute area of the LULC that was converted to the other types during the study period, and T represents the length of the study period (in years) ( Liu et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR27\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2018\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec7\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e2.3.2. Land use transfer matrix\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is used to show the dynamic transformation process between LULC types in the study area, including transformation direction and transformation structure. The formula is as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"No\" id=\"Tabb\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:{G}_{\\text{xy}}=\\left[\\begin{array}{cccc}{G}_{11}\u0026amp;\\:{G}_{12}\u0026amp;\\:\\cdots\\:\u0026amp;\\:{G}_{1n}\\\\\\:{G}_{21}\u0026amp;\\:{G}_{22}\u0026amp;\\:\\cdots\\:\u0026amp;\\:{G}_{2n}\\\\\\:\\cdots\\:\u0026amp;\\:\\cdots\\:\u0026amp;\\:\\cdots\\:\u0026amp;\\:\\cdots\\:\\\\\\:{G}_{n1}\u0026amp;\\:{G}_{n2}\u0026amp;\\:\\cdots\\:\u0026amp;\\:{G}_{nn}\\end{array}\\right]\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(3)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhere n represents the number of LULC types, x and y (x,y\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;1, 2, ..., n) represent the LULC types in the initial and final stages, respectively, and G\u003csub\u003exy\u003c/sub\u003e represents the transformation area from LULC type x to LULC type y (Yang et al., 2018)Landscape pattern index\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this study, a 1km*1km cell grid was used as the unit of analysis, combining with previous studies (Jia et al.,2019; Xue et al.,2023), different types of landscape indexes were selected for analysis (Table\u0026nbsp;2), and all the LSPI calculations were realized in Fragstats 4.0.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable.2 Chosen landscape pattern index\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"No\" id=\"Tabc\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"5\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategory\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormula\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnotation\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape area index\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaximum\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatch Index\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(LPI)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe higher the dominant degree of the largest patch in the landscape, the better the habitat quality\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:\\text{LPI}=\\frac{\\text{MAX}\\left({a}_{ij}\\right)}{{A}_{}}\\times\\:100\\%\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ea\u003c/em\u003e\u003csub\u003e\u003cem\u003eij\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/sub\u003e = area of \u003cem\u003epatch\u003c/em\u003e\u003csub\u003e\u003cem\u003eij\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/sub\u003e (m\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e);\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;Total landscape area (m\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape quantity index\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatch density (PD)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNumber of patches per 100 hectares of landscape\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:\\text{PD}=NP/A\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNP\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;the total number of patches in the landscape;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;Total landscape area (m\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape shape index\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShape Index\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(LSI)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt mainly reflects the complexity of patch shape in landscape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:\\text{LSI}=\\frac{\\text{0.25}L}{\\sqrt{{A}_{}}}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;Total landscape area (m\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape aggregation index\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAggregation index(AI)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe higher the degree of landscape fragmentation, the better the habitat quality\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:AI=\\frac{1}{2}\\left[1-\\frac{{\\sum\\:}_{i=1}^{m}{\\sum\\:}_{j=1}^{m}\\frac{{g}_{ij}}{{max}\\left({g}_{ij}\\right)}{\\left(1-{p}_{ii}\\right)}^{2}}{{\\left(1-\\frac{1}{m}\\right)}^{2}}\\right]\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003em\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;the total number of patch types in the landscape;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eg\u003c/em\u003e\u003csub\u003e\u003cem\u003eij\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/sub\u003e =the total boundary length between patch type i and patch type j;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003emax(g\u003c/em\u003e\u003csub\u003e\u003cem\u003eij\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/sub\u003e\u003cem\u003e)\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;the maximum possible boundary length between all pairs of patch types;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ep\u003c/em\u003e\u003csub\u003e\u003cem\u003eii\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/sub\u003e =the proportion of the internal boundary of patch type i.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape connectivity index\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCohesion index\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(COHESION)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stronger the connectivity within the landscape, the worse the habitat quality.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ea\u003c/em\u003e\u003csub\u003e\u003cem\u003eij\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/sub\u003e = the area of patch j in Class i landscape;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e\u003csub\u003e\u003cem\u003eij\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/sub\u003e is the perimeter (m) of patch \u003cem\u003ej\u003c/em\u003e in a Class \u003cem\u003ei\u003c/em\u003e landscape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape spread index\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpread index\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(CONTAG)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt can describe the agglomeration degree or extension trend of patch types in the landscape, including spatial information.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:CONTAG={\\sum\\:}_{i=1}^{m}{\\sum\\:}_{j=1}^{m}\\frac{{g}_{ij}\\times\\:\\left({\\pi\\:}_{ij}+{\\pi\\:}_{ji}\\right)}{2\\times\\:{m}^{2}}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003em\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;the total number of patch types in the landscape;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eg\u003csub\u003eij\u003c/sub\u003e = the adjacency probability between plaque type i and plaque type j;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eπ\u003csub\u003eij\u003c/sub\u003e is the frequency adjacent to plaque type i and plaque type j;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eπ\u003csub\u003eji\u003c/sub\u003e is the frequency adjacent to patch type j and patch type i.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape diversity index\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatch Richness Density\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(PRD)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt refers to the richness of patch types (or land cover types) per unit area, which can reflect the diversity and heterogeneity of the landscape\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:\\text{PRD}=R/A\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eR\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;the total number of plaque types in the study area;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;Total landscape area (m\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape fragmentation index\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFission index\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(SPLIT)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis metric evaluates both the spatial distribution pattern of the specified patch type and its isolation from other patch types in the landscape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:SPLIT=\\frac{1}{2}{\\sum\\:}_{i=1}^{m}\\frac{{g}_{ij}}{{A}_{i}}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003em\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;the total number of patch types in the landscape;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egij\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;the adjacency probability between plaque type i and plaque type j;\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec8\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e2.3.3. InVEST model habitat quality assessment\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe InVEST Habitat Quality module, by combining landscape type sensitivity and external threat intensity in a comprehensive calculation, considers HQ as a continuous variable under the premise of considering factors such as the distance of influence of the coercive factor, spatial weight and the degree of legal protection of the land, etc., and takes into full consideration the impacts of changes in the land cover pattern and land cover mode on the quality of the habitat in conducting the assessment. The calculation formula is as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"No\" id=\"Tabd\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:{D}_{xj}={\\sum\\:}_{r=1}^{R}{\\sum\\:}_{y=1}^{{Y}_{r}}({w}_{r}/{\\sum\\:}_{r=1}^{R}{w}_{r}){r}_{y}{i}_{rxy}{\\beta\\:}_{x}{S}_{jr}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(4)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere: D\u003csub\u003exj\u003c/sub\u003e is the degree of habitat degradation of raster x in habitat type j; R is the number of threat sources; W\u003csub\u003er\u003c/sub\u003e is the weight of threat source r; Y\u003csub\u003er\u003c/sub\u003e is the number of rasters of threat elements; r\u003csub\u003ey\u003c/sub\u003e is the coercive value of raster y; \u0026szlig;\u003csub\u003ex\u003c/sub\u003e is the accessibility of threat elements to raster x (the value of \u0026szlig;\u003csub\u003ex\u003c/sub\u003e is determined to be between 0 and 1 according to the degree of its legal protection); S\u003csub\u003ejr\u003c/sub\u003e is the sensitivity of habitat type j to threat source r; i\u003csub\u003erxy\u003c/sub\u003e is the Stress level of raster y to raster x. There are two kinds of linear decay and exponential decay:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"No\" id=\"Tabe\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003elinear decay: \u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:{i}_{rxy}=1-(\\frac{{d}_{xy}}{{d}_{rmax}}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(5)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eexponential decay: \u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:{i}_{rxy}={exp}(\\frac{-2.99{d}_{xy}}{{d}_{rmax}}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(6)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere: d\u003csub\u003exy\u003c/sub\u003e is the straight line distance between grid x and grid y; d\u003csub\u003ermax\u003c/sub\u003e is the maximum coercive distance of the threat sourcer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHQ is calculated by the formula:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"No\" id=\"Tabf\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:{Q}_{xj}={H}_{j}\\left[1-\\left(\\frac{{D}_{xj}^{z}}{{D}_{xj}^{z}+{k}^{z}}\\right)\\right]\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(7)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere, Qxj is the HQ index of x grid in habitat type j; Hj is the habitat suitability of habitat type j (0\u0026thinsp;\u0026le;\u0026thinsp;Hj\u0026thinsp;\u0026le;\u0026thinsp;1); k is the half-saturation constant, and half of the maximum habitat degradation degree is taken, which is generally set as 0.5; z is a normalized constant, usually 2.5. In this paper, InVEST 3.8.0 version is applied to carry out HQ model calculation, referring to relevant literature at home and abroad(Liu et al.,2021 ; Yuan et al.,2023),combined with the actual situation of Guizhou Province, a series of processing, such as vectorization, reclassification, raster calculation and data summary, were carried out for the LULC data of 3 periods in ArcMap10.8 platform.The selected land class was assigned a value of 1, and the remaining land class was assigned a value of 0. Five land classes, namely cultivated land, urban land, rural residential area, other construction land and unused land, were extracted as threat sources, and the related maximum stress distance, weight and attenuation type were determined (see Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab2\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e),the suitability of other different types of habitat and sensitivity to stress factors are shown in Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e4\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab2\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 3\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThreat factor weighting table\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/caption\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"4\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThreat factor\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaximum influence distance/km\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eweight\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecaying linear dependence\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlowland\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003elinearity\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrban construction land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e8\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eexponent\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRural residential land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.8\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eexponent\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther construction land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e4\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.4\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003elinearity\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnutilized\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e4\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.4\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003elinearity\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab3\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 4\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThreat factor sensitivity table\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/caption\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"7\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c6\" colnum=\"6\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c7\" colnum=\"7\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLand class types\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHabitat suitability\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eplowland\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrban construction land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRural residential land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther construction land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eunutilized\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaddy field\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.4\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDry land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.3\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForest land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.8\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.3\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.3\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eshrubbery\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.8\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.8\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.4\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.4\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen forest land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasal forest land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh cover grassland\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.8\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.8\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedium coverage grassland\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.3\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLow cover grassland\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.4\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiver and canal\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.8\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.8\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.8\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.3\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003elakes\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.9\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.4\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eReservoir pit\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBottom land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.6\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.7\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.3\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.5\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrban land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRural residential area\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther construction land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarshland\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBare land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBare rock stony land\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec9\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e2.3.4. Spatial autocorrelation analysis\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the technical support of GIS10.8 software, this paper uses a 1km*1km cell grid to resample the study area in a gridded manner, and applies a bivariate spatial autocorrelation analysis model to analyze the spatial correlation characteristics of LSPI and HQ.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoDa software can perform exploratory spatial data analysis on raster data, which is commonly used for autocorrelation statistics and outlier indication analysis (Yang et al.,2024; Chasco \u003cspan citationid=\"CR2\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2025\u003c/span\u003e). Local spatial autocorrelation analysis was performed using local indicators of spatial association (LISA) to express local clustering and discrete effects (Zhu et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR63\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2020\u003c/span\u003e), and the calculation formula was as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"No\" id=\"Tabg\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:{I}_{sr}=\\frac{n{\\sum\\:}_{i=1}^{n}{\\sum\\:}_{j=1}^{n}{w}_{ij}\\left(\\frac{{y}_{i.s}-\\overline{{y}_{s}}}{{\\sigma\\:}_{s}}\\right)\\left(\\frac{{y}_{i.r}-\\overline{{y}_{r}}}{{\\sigma\\:}_{r}}\\right)}{\\left(n-1\\right){\\sum\\:}_{i=1}^{n}{\\sum\\:}_{j=1}^{n}{w}_{ij}}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(8)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere:I\u003csub\u003esr\u003c/sub\u003e is the bivariate global autocorrelation coefficient of unit area HQ value s and landscape pattern index r; y\u003csub\u003ei.s\u003c/sub\u003e and y\u003csub\u003ei.r\u003c/sub\u003e are the unit area HQ value and landscape pattern index of the ith evaluation unit, Ϭ\u003csub\u003es\u003c/sub\u003e and Ϭ\u003csub\u003er\u003c/sub\u003e are the variances, w\u003csub\u003eij\u003c/sub\u003e is the weight matrix established based on spatial adjacency, and n is the number of evaluation units.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Lisa clustering diagram was generated using the obtained data to analyze the spatial correlation between LSPI and HQ, where high-high clustering and low-low clustering denote positive correlation and high-low clustering and low-high clustering denote negative correlation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec10\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e2.3.5. Geographically weighted regression model (GWR)\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeographically weighted regression (GWR) is a spatial analysis technique that explores the spatial and temporal variation of objects and their drivers at a given scale by creating local regression equations at points on each spatial scale ( Tian et al.,2023; Liao et al.,2023). The model has higher accuracy and is not limited by the global perspective. The geographically weighted regression model takes the following form:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"No\" id=\"Tabh\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"2\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"InlineEquation\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mathinline\"\u003e\\(\\:{y}_{i}={\\beta\\:}_{0}\\left({u}_{i},{v}_{i}\\right)+{\\sum\\:}_{k=1}^{p}{\\beta\\:}_{k}\\left({u}_{i},{v}_{i}\\right){x}_{ik}+{\\epsilon\\:}_{i}\\)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(9)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhere (u\u003csub\u003ei\u003c/sub\u003e,v\u003csub\u003ei\u003c/sub\u003e) are the coordinates of sampling point i and \u0026szlig;\u003csub\u003ek\u003c/sub\u003e(u\u003csub\u003ei\u003c/sub\u003e,v\u003csub\u003ei\u003c/sub\u003e) is the kth parameter of the regression equation on sampling point i, which is a function of geographic location and is obtained by utilizing the weighted function approach in the estimation process, i\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;1,2,...,n.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe local regression coefficients obtained from the geographically weighted regressions indicate the extent to which the explanatory variables affect the dependent variable (Gao et al.,2023). The multiple natural geographic factors obtained in the linear regression model were used as explanatory variables, and HQ was used as the dependent variable, and imported into the geographically weighted regression model for geographically weighted regression analysis to obtain the spatial variability maps of the regression coefficients of the natural geographic factors corresponding to the HQ, so as to explore the effects of the multiple natural geographic factors on the HQ.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},{"header":"3 Results","content":"\u003cdiv id=\"Sec12\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.1 Spatial and temporal changes in land use\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec13\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.1.1 Temporal change of land use\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab4\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e, the overall landscape type of land use in the study area did not change much between 2000 and 2020, cropland and forested land generally showed an increasing trend, with a dynamic rate of 1.72% and 0.44%, respectively, and remained the main land use type in the whole study area. Meanwhile, the area of constructed land also shows an increasing trend and grows at a dynamic rate of 0.39% during the period of 2010\u0026ndash;2020. In terms of ecological land use, the total area decreases, with the areas of shrubland and grassland rapidly decreasing at a dynamic rate of -1.90% and \u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;0.96%, respectively. In contrast, the water area shows a general increasing dynamic trend with a relatively stable rate of change of 0.15%.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe combined land use dynamics for the periods 2000\u0026ndash;2010 and 2010\u0026ndash;2020 were 6.78% and 7.21%, respectively, indicating an increase in the intensity of human activities. All land use types changed during the study period, and land use changes were more rapid between 2010 and 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab4\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 5\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dynamic rate of change of different LULC classes in the study area from 2000 to 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/caption\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"4\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLULC type\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e2000\u0026ndash;2010\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e2010\u0026ndash;2020\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e2000\u0026ndash;2020\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCropland\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.87%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-1.43%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.44%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForest\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.96%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.68%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.72%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eShrub\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.54%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-1.36%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-1.90%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrassland\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.61%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.35%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.96%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWater\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.08%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.06%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.15%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarren\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.00%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.00%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.00%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpervious\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.16%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.39%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.55%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec14\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.1.2 Spatial changes in land use\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigure \u003cspan refid=\"Fig3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e shows the trend of spatial change.Between 2000 and 2010, most land use changes occurred in areas such as karst canyons, peak-tufted depressions and fault-trapped basins, and were mainly conversions between farmland, forests and shrublands.The hotspot areas for conversions shifted to karst plateaus and troughs and valleys in the period of 2010\u0026ndash;2020, and the types of land use changes increased, with arable land converted out of the area accounting for 43.01%.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the period of 2000\u0026ndash;2010, the conversion area of forest land occupies the largest proportion of the converted area, which is 40.03%. During the period 2010\u0026ndash;2020, cropland became the main type of conversion, with a conversion share of 43.01% (Figs.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e and \u003cspan refid=\"Fig4\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e4\u003c/span\u003e). Specifically, during the period 2000\u0026ndash;2020, 308.97 km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e of cropland was converted to construction land, accounting for 5.47% of the total area transferred out of cropland. During this period, the transfer of ecological land (including grasslands, forests and waters), whose converted areas were 25.56 km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e, 21.49 km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e and 4.90 km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e respectively, also contributed to the sustained increase in the area of construction land. However, only 2.13 km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e of non-ecological land was converted into ecological land, and it was relatively dispersed, with weak ecological restoration effects; 308.97 km\u0026sup2; of arable land was converted into construction land, which directly exacerbated habitat fragmentation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec15\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.2 Landscape pattern change characteristics\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spatio-temporal features of LSPI were selected for analysis, including AI, COHESION, LPI, CONTAG, PRD, PD, LSI and SPLIT, and ArcGIS was used to generate the spatio-temporal distribution map of the above LSPI, as shown in Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig5\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe AI (Aggregation Index) is used to measure the degree of aggregation of patches in the landscape or the continuity of the landscape, and a low value of AI indicates that the patches in the landscape are small and dispersed, and there is a lack of large, continuous patches and poor connectivity between patches.The mean value of AI increased from 88.3015 in 2000 to 88.7391 in 2020, indicating that at the landscape level, land use activities are characterized by continuous aggregation of landscapes.Higher AI values are mainly concentrated in non-karst areas, while lower AIs are mainly concentrated in karst canyons and faulted basin areas, which have fertile soils, are suitable for agriculture, and have lush vegetation growth, and therefore human production activities are more frequent, for example, activities such as agricultural reclamation, urbanization, and road construction, which can lead to more natural landscape Broken.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOHESION reflects the aggregated and dispersed state of patches in the landscape and quantifies the perception of physical connectivity of habitats by organisms as they disperse in a binary landscape. During the study period, the mean values of COHESION were 96.6891 in 2000, 96.8361 in 2010, and 96.7856 in 2020, showing a slightly increasing trend but little fluctuation. The distribution characteristics are the same as those of AI, indicating the influence of human activities on the landscape pattern. Non-karst areas have better vegetation cover and higher biodiversity, so their landscape connectivity is better.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLPI is used as an indicator of the degree of dominance of a particular landscape type in the landscape as a whole.Higher values of LPI indicate the existence of one or several very dominant patches in the landscape, while lower values of LPI indicate that there is no particularly dominant patch in the landscape and the landscape is more homogeneous.The LPI increased from 58.3044 in 2000 to 66.9573 in 2020, indicating that the degree of landscape dominance has continued to increase.The spatial distribution pattern of LPI is similar to that of AI and COHESION, while the low value area has decreased significantly and different landscape types tend to be evenly distributed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTAG is the degree of aggregation or expansion of different patch types within a landscape, and a higher CONTAG indicates that some dominant patches in the landscape have good connectivity. CONTAG decreased from 56.5393 in 2000 to 55.9076 in 2020, indicating that the connectivity of the landscape continues to weaken. The low-value zones of CONTAG have obviously decreased, but there are still localized concentrations in mountainous areas such as the non-karstic areas and karst trough areas, and the higher value zones are mostly distributed in the main urban cores of karst plateau zones, where the aggregation or expansion of different landscapes is significantly stronger.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHDI is usually used to describe the spatial distribution and degree of diversity of different types of patches in the landscape, the SHDI value equal to 0 indicates that there is no diversity of patch types in the landscape, the larger the SHDI value indicates that the higher the diversity of patch types in the landscape, the more uniform the distribution of each patch type in the landscape.Between 2000 and 2020, the SHDI value decreased slightly from 3.5272 in 2000 to 3.5125 in 2020, which indicates a decrease in land use diversification.During the study period, land use became more intensive and land use structure became more stable; at the spatial scale, high values of SHDI were found in areas with frequent human activities, such as karst plateaus, karst canyons and faulted basins, where there are more developed urban agglomerations or contiguous centralized croplands with significantly higher anthropogenic impacts and higher landscape diversity, whereas the areas with low values of SHDI were mainly concentrated in the mountainous areas or the basins.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePD is an important indicator used in landscape ecology to describe the degree of landscape fragmentation, a higher PD value indicates a higher degree of landscape fragmentation, and a lower PD value indicates a more continuous landscape with a lower degree of fragmentation.Between 2000 and 2020, the PD was reduced from 22.8563 in 2000 to 20.2019 in 2020, which indicates that land-use fragmentation has been reduced. During the study period, land use became more intensive and the land use structure became more stable; at the spatial scale, the high values of PD were in areas with frequent human activities, such as karst plateaus, karst canyons and faulted basins, etc., which have more developed urban agglomerations or continuous concentrated croplands, where the impact of anthropogenic activities is more pronounced, and the landscapes tend to be fragmented, whereas the areas with high PDs were mainly concentrated in the non-karstic areas.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLSI can reflect the degree of zigzagging of the plaque boundary and the regularity of the plaque shape, the larger the LSI value indicates that the plaque shape is more complex, with a zigzagging boundary and irregular shape.Smaller LSI values indicate simpler patch boundaries and regular shapes.LSI decreases from 3.0606 in 2000 to 2.9968 in 2020, which suggests that landscape patch shapes tend to be more regular. Urban and agricultural expansion caused by human activities, on the other hand, can lead to an increase in LSI values and the fragmentation of ecological processes, such as the reduction of biodiversity, the decline of ecological connectivity and the degradation of ecological functions, for example, in karst plateaus, karst valleys and fault basins where higher LSI values are concentrated.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn general, natural landscapes less disturbed by human activities have lower SPLIT, while natural landscapes more affected by human activities have higher SPLIT. the SPLIT decreased from 2.3329 in 2000 to 2.2362 in 2010, and increased to 2.3024 in 2020, indicating that the condition of the natural landscapes has stabilized to some extent. the SPLIT's spatial distribution pattern is similar to that of the LSI, with lower core areas also mainly concentrated in non-karst areas with better ecological environment, and higher values mainly concentrated in areas such as karst plateaus, karst canyons and fracture basins, attributed to the high level of human activities in the area, which cause significant disturbance to the natural landscape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe characteristics of the overall landscape pattern change are as follows: landscape connectivity increased, patch aggregation increased (AI: 88.30\u0026rarr;88.74; COHESION: 96.69\u0026rarr;96.79); dominant patches centralized (LPI: 58.30\u0026rarr;66.96); landscape diversity decreased, and land use tended to intensify (SHDI: 3.53\u0026rarr;3.51; PD: 22.86\u0026rarr;20.20); regularization and fragmentation of patch shapes eased (LSI: 3.06\u0026rarr;3.00; SPLIT: 2.33\u0026rarr;2.30). The overall spatial differentiation shows that the high AI and LPI values are concentrated in the non-karst areas, and the low values are distributed in the karst canyon area and the fracture basin area, where human activities are more intensive.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec16\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.3 Characterization of changes in habitat quality\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec17\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.3.1 Spatial and temporal changes in habitat quality classes\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 2000 and 2020, the average habitat quality in the study area declined. It decreased from 0.634 (2000) to 0.606 (2020), a decrease of 4.4%. Using ArcGIS 10.8 software, the habitat quality values obtained were categorized into five classes based on previous studies (Liu et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR29\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e): I (0-0.2), II (0.2\u0026ndash;0.4), III (0.4\u0026ndash;0.6), IV (0.6\u0026ndash;0.8), and V (0.8-1). The acreage of the different classes of habitat quality and their percentage of overall habitat acreage was calculated for the three time points from 2000 to 2020 (see Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab5\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e6\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 2000 and 2020, habitat quality in the study area was dominated by Class IV, although its area decreased continuously throughout the study period from 96911.99 km\u0026sup2; to 92667.65 km\u0026sup2; and its percentage decreased from 55.03% to 52.62%, and the second percentage was Class II, which showed a small decrease in area from 49624.28 km\u0026sup2; to 48268.09 km\u0026sup2;. All other classes increased in size between 2000 and 2020, with the most significant increases in Class V and Class I, whose proportions increased from 0.36% and 13.44% to 1.39% and 15.15%, respectively.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab5\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 6\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eChanges in Area and Percentage of Habitat Quality Classes in the study area from 2000 to 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/caption\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"12\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" 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align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eⅤ\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e23674.00\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.44%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e24648.07\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.00%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e26680.11\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c11\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c12\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.15%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigher HQ areas may benefit from regional geographic factors, such as abundant rivers, forests and wetland resources, or mountainous hills that are less disturbed by human activities. Level V in the study area is mainly distributed in the non-karstic area, which has less ground undulation, a variety of landform types, including hills, low mountains, and mid-mountains, etc., with a more developed surface water system, a variety of soil types, a better vegetation cover, and high biodiversity, and thus a better quality of habitats. Low HQ areas are concentrated in the karst plateau area, which is characterized by rapid urbanization and shows a large continuous distribution with low vegetation cover and a single ecosystem composition, as urban construction areas are often distributed as dense residential areas. Lower HQ areas are concentrated in karst trough valleys, peaked depressions and other areas with thin soil layers and even lower vegetation cover, and land use types are mainly cropland and construction land in karst canyons and faulted basins areas, all with low biodiversity. Therefore, it can be seen that the spatial distribution of HQ is closely related to natural geographic features, land use types and human activities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec18\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.3.2 Degree of habitat degradation\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDegree of habitat degradation is the extent to which a habitat is disturbed by threatening factors. In this study, the degree of habitat degradation was calculated using the InVEST model for three time points: 2000, 2010, and 2020, and its spatial distribution was mapped (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig7\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e7\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the study area, the degree of habitat degradation was generally low, but increased over time, with the mean value increasing from 0.1002 in 2000 to 0.1081 in 2020. In 2000, the areas with higher degradation were mainly concentrated in and around urban and construction sites in the karst plateau area, which has flatter topography with less undulation compared to the complex topography of canyons and peak forests and has richer groundwater resources. Although the soil in the karst plateau area is relatively thin, it is fertile in some areas, which is suitable for agricultural development. Meanwhile, the ecological environment is relatively good, with high air quality, which is suitable for living. By 2020, however, the areas with a higher degree of degradation have been extended to the karst trough areas, probably due to the increase in demand for natural resources caused by urbanization development and population growth, which exacerbates the environmental pressure on the karst trough areas, and the over-cultivation of agricultural production, the expansion of urbanization, and the irrational use of land may lead to soil erosion, the destruction of vegetation cover, the destruction of wildlife habitat, and the decline of biodiversity. This indicates that the urbanization process has had a serious negative impact on habitats.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec19\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.4 Analysis of landscape pattern effects on habitat quality\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec20\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.4.1 Spatial autocorrelation analysis\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe LSPI and HQ data in 2000, 2010 and 2020 were imported into GeoDa software, and correlation analysis was conducted between habitat and LSPI. AI, COHESION, CONTAG and LPI in the landscape pattern index were positively correlated with habitat quality, while the other indexes were negatively correlated, which indicated that the habitat quality is facilitated by the greater aggregation and continuity of patches in the landscape and by the role of dominant patches in the ecological processes of the landscape. All correlation analyses were statistically significant (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;.01). The absolute values of the correlation coefficients for each of the indices, except for CONTAG and SHDI, were increasing, suggesting that although there is some correlation between habitat quality and landscape pattern, the correlation between the two is increasing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab6\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 7\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal Moran's I values for landscape pattern index and habitat quality in the study area from 2000 to 2020\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/caption\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"10\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c6\" colnum=\"6\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c7\" colnum=\"7\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c8\" colnum=\"8\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c9\" colnum=\"9\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c10\" colnum=\"10\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eYear\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eValue type\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI\u0026amp;HQ\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOHESION\u0026amp;HQ\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTAG\u0026amp;HQ\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLPI\u0026amp;HQ\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLSI\u0026amp;HQ\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePD\u0026amp;HQ\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHDI\u0026amp;HQ\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSPLIT\u0026amp;HQ\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e2000\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoran\u0026prime;s \u003cem\u003eI\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.451\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.336\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.394\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.415\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.451\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.435\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.515\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.280\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eZ value\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e31.994\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e34.075\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e32.050\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e30.245\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-31.930\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-31.650\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-37.258\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-21.724\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e2010\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoran\u0026prime;s \u003cem\u003eI\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.471\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.371\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.375\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.465\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.476\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.473\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.476\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.276\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eZ value\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e32.019\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e32.098\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e32.935\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e31.492\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-32.361\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-32.500\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-32.418\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-22.361\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e2020\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoran\u0026prime;s \u003cem\u003eI\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.485\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.385\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.385\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.476\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.490\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.488\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.490\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.290\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eZ value\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e32.426\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e32.533\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e32.348\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e31.609\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-32.881\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-32.880\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-32.915\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-22.901\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe results of the local spatial autocorrelation analysis are shown in Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab7\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e8\u003c/span\u003e, the cells with insignificant per indicator accounted for more than half of the total number of cells in the study area without spatial autocorrelation.CONTAG had a more balanced distribution of clusters, with the number of cells with positive spatial correlation closest to the number of cells with negative spatial correlation; the rest generally had more high-high and low-low clustering, and fewer high-low and low-high clustering, the number of The number of cells with positive spatial correlation was greater than the number of cells with negative correlation; AI, COHESION, and LPI had significantly more high-high clusters than low-low, high-low, and low-high clusters, and LSI, PD, SHDI, and SPLIT had significantly more low-low clusters than high-high clusters.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab7\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 8\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eStatistics of the number and percentage of agglomeration-type patches in 2020\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/caption\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"7\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c6\" colnum=\"6\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c7\" colnum=\"7\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot significant\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh-High\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLow-Low\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLow-High\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" 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colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e10236\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e10710\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePercentage\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e54.78%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e21.70%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.27%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.47%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.77%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTAG\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuantity block\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e86629\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e20747\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e27068\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e12407\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e11283\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePercentage\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e54.78%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.12%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e17.12%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.85%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.14%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLPI\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuantity block\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e88629\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e37041\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e15925\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e8513\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e8026\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePercentage\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e56.05%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e23.42%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.07%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.38%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.08%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLSI\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuantity block\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e86622\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e8698\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e35783\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e13457\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e13574\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePercentage\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e54.78%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.50%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e22.63%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.51%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.58%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePD\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuantity block\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e86624\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e7480\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e37432\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e14674\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e11924\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePercentage\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e54.78%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.73%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e23.67%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.28%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.54%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHDI\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuantity block\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e86625\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e8274\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e36164\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e13880\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e13191\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePercentage\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e54.78%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.23%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e22.87%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.78%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.34%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSPLIT\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuantity block\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e86624\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e7264\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e38111\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e14891\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e11244\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePercentage\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e54.78%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.59%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e24.10%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.42%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.11%\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lisa clustering plot shows that there are five types of localized spatial autocorrelation: \u0026ldquo;high - high\u0026rdquo;, \u0026ldquo;low - low\u0026rdquo;, \u0026ldquo;high - low\u0026rdquo;, \u0026ldquo;low - high \u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;not significant\u0026rdquo; (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig8\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e8\u003c/span\u003e). The \u0026ldquo;H-H\u0026rdquo; type indicates a clustering effect of high values of landscape pattern indices and habitat quality. The \u0026ldquo;H-L\u0026rdquo; pattern indicates that high values of landscape pattern index and low values of habitat quality have a clustering effect. Differences in natural geographic features and hydrothermal conditions in different units of Guizhou Province led to different responses of different LSPIs to HQ. The \u0026ldquo;high - high\u0026rdquo; clustering and \u0026ldquo;low - low\u0026rdquo; clustering distribution characteristics of AI, COHESION, CONTAG and LPI on HQ were more obvious in the 1km*1km unit scale of the study area, which indicated positive correlation between LSPI and HQ, while the rest of the index characteristics indicated negative correlation with HQ. The spatial clustering characteristics of the eight types of LSPI on HQ are different, which is also a reflection of spatial heterogeneity.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDue to the spatial correlation, the relationship between LSPI and HQ in the same region follows a certain pattern. The relationship between LSPI and HQ in the same region follows a certain pattern due to the spatial correlation, and is analyzed according to the different karst development areas in Guizhou Province, with \u0026ldquo;H-H\u0026rdquo; clustering dominating in non-karst areas and karst troughs and valleys, and \u0026ldquo;L-L\u0026rdquo; clustering dominating in karst canyons and faulted basins. In the karst plateau area, the distribution of \u0026ldquo;L-H\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;H-L\u0026rdquo; clusters is intertwined, reflecting the complex coupling of anthropogenic disturbances and natural geographic conditions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec21\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.4.2 Multiple linear regression analysis\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple linear stepwise regression analysis of the relationship between multiple natural geographic factors and HQ was performed using SPSS software. This process included selecting the natural geographic factors and performing data standardization prior to data processing to make the model more accurate. The selection criteria were: regression model R2\u0026thinsp;\u0026ge;\u0026thinsp;0.3 and VIF variance inflation factor test\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;10 (Kroll et al.,2013; Imdadullah et al.,2016).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the model results (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab8\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e9\u003c/span\u003e), HQ was linearly related to the physical geography factor:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQ\u003csub\u003exi\u003c/sub\u003e=-0.001*DEM\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;0.142*Karst landform+-2.227*Soil type\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;1.167*Slope\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;2.221*Soil layer thickness\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;0.077*Comprehensive coverage of vegetation+-0.276*The exposure rate of bedrock\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;7.581*Rocky desertification type\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter standardization:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQ\u003csub\u003exi\u003c/sub\u003e=-0.002*DEM\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;0.001*Karst landform+-0.011*Soil type\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;0.004*Slope\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;0.007*Soil layer thickness\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;0.005*Comprehensive coverage of vegetation+-0.012*The exposure rate of bedrock\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;0.018*Rocky desertification type\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the table, it can be seen that karst landform, slope, soil thickness, comprehensive cover of vegetation, rocky desertification degree and HQ are positively correlated, and the degree of influence is in the following order: karst landform\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;slope\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;thickness of soil\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;comprehensive cover of vegetation\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;rocky desertification type, whereas DEM, soil type, and exposed rate of bedrock are negatively correlated with HQ, with higher significance for DEM and soil type. Conditions such as low temperature and humidity, low oxygen content and infertile soil are not conducive to plant growth, resulting in lower biodiversity and poorer habitat quality; conditions such as high vegetation cover, fertile soil, soil and water conservation and light are good, which are conducive to plant growth and provide habitat, food and shelter, and the habitat quality of these types of areas is relatively high.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab8\" border=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 9\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinal variable properties\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/caption\u003e\u003ccolgroup cols=\"6\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c6\" colnum=\"6\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eModel\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnstandardized coefficients\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard errors\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandardized coefficients\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSignificance\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eVIF\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-84.429\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e39.843\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.034\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDEM\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.001\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.002\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.002\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.975\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.025\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarst landform\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.142\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.818\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.001\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.953\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.05\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoil type\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-2.227\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.021\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.011\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.881\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.135\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlope\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.167\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.335\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.004\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.86\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.162\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoil layer thickness\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.221\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.831\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.007\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.701\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.427\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprehensive coverage of vegetation\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.077\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.125\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.005\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.362\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.761\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exposure rate of bedrock\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.276\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.191\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e-0.012\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.315\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.172\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRocky desertification type\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.581\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.008\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.018\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.237\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.212\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/colgroup\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec22\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3.4.3 Spatial non-equilibrium analysis\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe GWR model can reveal the non-stationary spatial characteristics of local coefficient variation, and in this study, the geographically weighted regression analysis of natural geographic factors and HQ in 2020 was conducted with the township as a unit, and the selection criteria of explanatory variables used were the same as those used in the multiple linear stepwise regression analysis, including the DEM, karst geomorphology, soil type, slope, soil thickness, integrated vegetation cover, bedrock exposure rate and rocky desertification degree, and its model fit goodness-of-fit was 0.812, indicating that GWR had a better fit. A positive CV indicates that a certain natural geographic factor in the region has a positive promoting effect on HQ, and a negative CV indicates a disturbing inhibiting effect. The spatial heterogeneity is determined by the local coefficient variation (CV) of the corresponding indicator, and the larger the absolute value of CV, the stronger the facilitating or inhibiting effect, and the smaller the opposite.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigure \u003cspan refid=\"Fig9\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e9\u003c/span\u003e reveals the complex spatial heterogeneity relationship between habitat quality (HQ) and natural geographic factors in Guizhou Province. It was found that the effects of different natural factors on HQ showed significant regional differentiation: in non-karst areas, thicker soil layers and higher vegetation cover had a significant positive effect on HQ, while karst plateau areas showed a significant inhibitory effect due to high bedrock exposure rates and steep-slope topography. However, the same factor may have very different effects in different regions, e.g., slope promotes HQ enhancement in the southern gently sloping area, while exacerbates ecological degradation in the northern steeply sloping area. The interaction between the intensity of human activities and natural conditions is more prominent. In the ecologically fragile karst trough valleys and valleys, human disturbances amplify the negative effects of DEM, while in the non-karst areas with better ecological background, the positive effects of vegetation can partially offset some of the urban topographic pressures. The study also identified three types of typical response zones: karst plateau urban agglomerations with \u0026ldquo;high-low\u0026rdquo; characteristics, which are the most severely degraded areas; crested depressions with relatively stable \u0026ldquo;low-high\u0026rdquo; status by virtue of topographic closure; and non-karst areas with \u0026ldquo;H-H\u0026rdquo; transition characteristics. These findings indicate that the changes in habitat quality in karst areas are the result of the joint action of natural background conditions and human activities, and this action has significant spatial heterogeneity, which provides an important basis for the development of differentiated regional ecological protection strategies.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},{"header":"4 Discussion","content":"\u003cdiv id=\"Sec24\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e4.1 Implications of landscape pattern governance for improving habitat quality\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpatial changes in habitat quality are influenced to some extent by landscape pattern (Zhu et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR63\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2020\u003c/span\u003e; Guo et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR11\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e). In this study, we found a significant negative correlation (r=-0.49, p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.01) between landscape fragmentation (PD: 22.86\u0026rarr;20.20) and the decline of habitat quality (average annual decline of 0.14%) in Guizhou Province during the period of 2000\u0026ndash;2020 through quantitative analysis, indicating that landscape fragmentation is an important factor contributing to the decline of habitat quality (Evans et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR6\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2017\u003c/span\u003e) .\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study area in which this research was conducted is located in the Karst region of Southwest China, where the ecological environment is fragile and vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances and natural disasters (Xie et al., 2023). Human activities exacerbate habitat degradation mainly through two pathways: direct coercion and indirect weakening of ecological functions. Land development due to accelerated urbanization and the destruction of forests and grasslands by agricultural development in Guizhou Province have directly led to ecological land fragmentation (Li et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR22\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2024\u003c/span\u003e; Xiang et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR49\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2025\u003c/span\u003e), a process that has resulted in the alteration of original natural landscapes, habitat fragmentation, reduction of habitat connectivity, and reduction of biodiversity, lowering the quality of the habitats, e.g., in 2010\u0026ndash;2020, 308.97 km\u0026sup2; of arable land in Guizhou Province was converted to construction land, which directly led to a 5.47% decrease in HQ, demonstrating that urbanization indirectly reduces ecological connectivity and negatively affects habitat quality through landscape fragmentation (PD decrease of 22.86 \u0026rarr; 20.20); the higher degree of landscape fragmentation and habitat degradation in urban agglomerations in karst plateau zones also suggests that over-exploitation of land often seriously affects the spatial and temporal changes of LSPI and HQ (Zhang et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR59\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e; Hu et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR13\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e; Ma et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR31\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2025\u003c/span\u003e). In addition, uncontrolled development of agricultural land destroys the ecology of vegetation and leads to extensive vegetation degradation, which may lead to fragmentation and habitat loss and further reduce habitat quality (Dai et al., 2019). For example, basins in the faulted basin area are usually important for agriculture and habitation, but their ecosystems may be strongly affected by human activities, making them ecologically fragile. Vegetation cover is also a key factor influencing habitat quality, and its changes are influenced by a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors and show different degrees of influence and characteristics in different regions ( Ma et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR32\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2020\u003c/span\u003e; Shi et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR37\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e; Ma et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR31\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2025\u003c/span\u003e). karst trough valleys and karst plateaus have thin soil layers, low vegetation cover, fragile ecosystems, and weak resistance to disturbance, whereas non-karst areas have thicker soil layers, which are favorable for vegetation growth, diverse vegetation types, and high biodiversity.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReduced landscape connectivity (AI: 88.30 \u0026rarr; 88.74) can impede biological migration, as ecological isolation from canyon closure has been shown to affect habitat quality in multiple ways (Fernandez-Arcaya et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR8\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2017\u003c/span\u003e; Chen et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR3\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2025\u003c/span\u003e), including vegetation changes, increased sensitivity of ecosystems to climate change, and intensified human activities, for example, karst canyon areas and peak-tufted depressions have poor habitat quality due to the reduction of species habitats caused by poor ecological corridor connectivity, which is in line with past studies that have demonstrated the importance of depressions as ecological corridors for maintaining ecological balance, connecting different ecosystems, improving landscape connectivity, and conserving biodiversity (Ding et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR5\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e; Jin et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR17\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2024\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, the implementation of environmental protection measures will help mitigate landscape fragmentation and promote ecosystem services and functions, thus improving habitat quality (Zou et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR65\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2022\u003c/span\u003e). For example, the promotion of \u0026ldquo;returning farmland to forests\u0026rdquo; is conducive to the restoration of ecological land, reducing the extent of landscape fragmentation and improving habitat quality. However, the effect of the policy is constrained by the regional ecological background, and the karst plateau area in this region needs to be combined with soil restoration and development control because of the seriousness of rocky desertification. The in-depth implementation of large-scale land greening, wetland and river and lake protection and restoration, soil and water conservation, biodiversity conservation, comprehensive land improvement and other major ecological protection and restoration projects in Guizhou Province in recent years has also been of great significance to ecological environmental protection, enhancing ecosystem service functions and ensuring ecosystem health and sustainability.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec25\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e4.2 Drivers of spatial and temporal variation in habitat quality in Guizhou Province\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spatial heterogeneity of regional natural resources and environments create initial spatial patterns of habitat quality. In addition, spatial variations in habitat quality have become increasingly significant under the combined effects of natural and anthropogenic factors (Ma et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR31\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2025\u003c/span\u003e; Chen et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR4\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2023\u003c/span\u003e;Kou et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR19\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2025\u003c/span\u003e). In this study, we focused on the effects of DEM, karst geomorphology, soil type, slope, soil thickness, integrated vegetation cover, bedrock exposure rate, and rocky desertification degree on the habitat quality of areas in Guizhou Province, and the analysis of the results indicated that the degradation of the habitat quality in Guizhou Province is the result of the nonlinear coupling of natural vulnerability and human coercion.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlope (q\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.32), vegetation cover (q\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.28) and soil thickness (q\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.21) were the three core natural drivers of HQ spatial differentiation. Among them, karst plateau areas with slopes\u0026thinsp;\u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;25\u0026deg; had lower HQ values than gently sloping non-karst areas due to increased soil erosion; while vegetation cover increased HQ accordingly.From 2010 to 2020, the expansion of construction land directly led to a decrease in HQ by 5.47% through encroachment of ecological land and exacerbation of landscape fragmentation (PD: 22.86\u0026rarr;20.20). Meanwhile, in karst trough valleys and valleys with \u0026gt;\u0026thinsp;40% exposed bedrock, the expansion of construction land increased the rate of HQ degradation, highlighting the superimposed effect of \u0026ldquo;natural constraints\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;anthropogenic interference\u0026rdquo;. The main reason for the decline of HQ in non-karst areas is agricultural intensification, while rocky desertification and development of steep slopes dominate in karst plateau areas, and topography dominates the change of HQ in peaked depressions. 2000\u0026ndash;2010, natural factors explained 72% of the change of HQ, and the contribution rate of human activities increased to 65% in 2010\u0026ndash;2020, reflecting the change of driving mechanism from \u0026ldquo;natural-dominated\u0026rdquo; to \u0026ldquo;human-induced\u0026rdquo;.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec26\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e4.3 Suggestions for future ecological improvement in Guizhou Province\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuizhou has a fragile ecosystem base, serious rocky desertification, and insufficient environmental protection infrastructure, so it is especially important to harmonize the relationship between conservation and development, and adhere to ecological priority and green development. Based on the results of this study, the following measures and recommendations are proposed to protect the habitat quality in similar areas.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuizhou Province should continue to adhere to the principle of ecological priority as the core orientation of regional development. This means that when formulating policies, plans and development projects, ecological impacts should be considered first to ensure that the ecological environment is not jeopardized. For example, the increase in non-ecological land (arable land and construction land) needs to be controlled in order to minimize the impact of human activities on the ecological environment and promote a virtuous cycle of the ecosystem. At the same time, differentiated zoning management should be carried out to address the characteristics of ecological fragility in Guizhou Province, and appropriate strategies should be adopted for different areas to improve the stability and resilience of the ecosystem. For large areas of ecological land, corresponding graded protection zones and buffer zones should be delineated to protect the integrity of ecological land and reduce its fragmentation. For non-ecological land, especially high-density construction land, ecological planning should be emphasized to reduce the agglomeration of construction land and to combine natural recovery with artificial restoration. For example, these ecological land patches can be embedded through the establishment of urban parks and green corridors to increase connectivity between patches with high habitat quality, which will improve habitat quality. In addition, ecological land protection around construction land in relevant areas should be considered to control the blind expansion of construction land, reduce its damage to ecological land, and mitigate its negative impact on habitat quality (Xu et al., \u003cspan citationid=\"CR53\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2018\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"Sec27\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003e4.4 Limitations and outlook\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this study, we quantified the spatial and temporal changes and regional differences of HQ and LSPI in Guizhou Province, and analyzed the correlations between HQ and LSPI. The influence of LSPI on HQ was explored at 1km*1km scale through spatial autocorrelation analysis. However, there are some limitations, firstly, the indirect effect of human activities on HQ may be underestimated due to the data limitation of not integrating multi-source data such as climate, socio-economics and policies. Second, this study did not construct a coupled nature-economy-policy model, which made it difficult to analyze the synergistic effects of multiple factors. Finally, although a zoning governance framework was proposed, the spatial threshold of the ecological protection red line and the restoration priority were not clearly defined. Future research should deepen the study of the practical significance of ecological protection in terms of multidisciplinary data integration and dynamic scenario simulation, provide support for policy transformation based on the results of the study, and propose specific areas where the ecological protection red line or nature reserve should be delineated, so as to provide literature and data support for the formulation of ecological environmental protection and ecological functional zoning policies.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},{"header":"5 Conclusion","content":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the land use data of Guizhou Province, this study uses HQ and LSPI to quantify the regional differences of different natural geographic environments in Guizhou Province, calculated by the InVEST model. The effect of LSPI on HQ was explored at a scale of 1km*1km through multiple linear regression, spatial autocorrelation analysis and geographically weighted regression methods.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was found that between 2000 and 2020, the landscape types in Guizhou Province were dominated by woodland and cropland, with woodland accounting for more than 48% and cropland accounting for more than 46% of the study area. The changes in the area of each landscape type in Guizhou Province on the time scale were mainly the transformation of cropland and woodland, while the transformation of land use types to construction land was more obvious in urban agglomerations, especially in the urban agglomerations of the karst plateau.The LSPI was affected by human activities and land use types, and in the past two decades, the AI increased from 88.3015 to 88.7391, and the COHESION increased from 96.6891 to 96.7856, LPI increased from 58.3044 to 66.9573, CONTAG decreased from 56.5393 to 55.9076, SHDI value decreased from 3.5272 to 3.5125, PD decreased from 22.8563 to 20.2019, LSI decreased from 3.0606 to 2.9968. SPLIT decreased from 2.3329 to 2.3024.Overall, it shows that the land use intensity in Guizhou province has increased in the past two decades, the land use structure tends to stabilize, and the urban and agricultural expansion brought by human activities will increase the degree of landscape fragmentation and weaken the connectivity of the landscape.The spatial distribution of HQ varies significantly, which is greatly influenced by the type of land use, and the distribution of higher HQ values is the most extensive, accounting for as much as 52.62% of the total. up to 52.62%, and low HQ value distribution accounted for about 1.39%, which commonly appeared in urban agglomerations in the karst plateau. On the time scale, with the rapid urbanization development in some areas of Guizhou Province, the core area of habitat degradation expanded from the urban agglomeration of the karst plateau to the karst trough valleys and valleys, and there was a certain risk of habitat degradation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are different correlations between LSPI and HQ, and they show strong local spatial autocorrelation. From a global perspective, AI, COHESION, CONTAG and LPI were positively correlated with habitat quality, while LSI, PD, SHDI and SPLIT were negatively correlated with HQ. From a local perspective, considering the influence of natural geographic features on the correlation between LSPI and HQ, Guizhou Province was divided into six regions: non-karst areas, karst trough valleys, karst plateaus, karst canyons, peak-tufted depressions, and faulted basins. The dominant cluster types corresponding to the same LSPI are consistent in the same regions. \u0026ldquo;H-H\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;H-L\u0026rdquo; types are interspersed in non-karst areas and karst trough valleys, \u0026ldquo;L-H\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;L-L\u0026rdquo; types are interspersed in karst trough valleys and karst plateaus, and \u0026ldquo;H-L\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;L-H\u0026rdquo; types are interspersed in karst canyons, peak-tufted depressions and faulted basins. Habitat quality degradation is the result of a non-linear combination of natural vulnerability and human activities. Slope, vegetation cover and soil thickness are the core natural drivers, while the expansion of built-up land directly contributes to the decline of HQ by increasing landscape fragmentation. 2010 onwards, the contribution of human activities increased to 65%, and the driving mechanism shifted from \u0026ldquo;nature-led\u0026rdquo; to \u0026ldquo;human-land interaction\u0026rdquo;. The results of this study are of great significance to the realization of ecological environment management and regulation in Guizhou Province, and can provide literature and data support for the formulation of ecological environment protection and ecological function zoning policies.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Declarations","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunding\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e：\u003c/strong\u003eThis study is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32560394); Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Program (Qian Ke He Ping Tai YWZ [2025]001); Guizhou Provincial 2025 Central Government Guided Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project(Qian Ke He zhong Yin Di [2025]031); Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory Construction Project, (Qian Ke He Ping Tai [2025]014).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompeting Interests: The authors declare that there are no relevant financial or non-financial competing interests to disclose.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Contributions:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eConceptualization, P.Y., Z.B., Z.Z., and H.Z.; Data curation, P.Y. and Z.B.; Formal analysis, P.Y., Z.B., Z.Z., and H.Z.; Funding acquisition, P.Y.; Investigation, P.Y. and Z.B.; Methodology, P.Y. and Z.B.; Project administration, P.Y. and Z.Z.; Resources, P.Y.; Software, P.Y., Z.B., and H.Z.; Supervision, Z.Z.; Validation, P.Y., Z.B., and H.Z.; Visualization, P.Y. and Z.B.; Writing \u0026ndash; original draft, P.Y. and Z.B.; Writing \u0026ndash; review \u0026amp; editing, P.Y. and Z.B. 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The superimposition of natural fragmentation and human activities further divides the habitats. The mechanism by which the fragmentation of the landscape pattern affects species migration, gene flow, and ecosystem functions remains unclear. This study is based on land use data and natural geographic data (DEM, karst landforms, soil types, slope, soil layer thickness, comprehensive vegetation coverage, bare rock exposure rate, and rocky desertification degree) of Guizhou Province from 2000 to 2020, this study analyzed various landscape pattern indices and habitat quality during the 20-year period, by exploring the effects of different landscape pattern indices on habitat quality at global and local scales. The results showed that the level of land use in Guizhou Province increased and the structure stabilized during the 20-year period (LPI: 58.3044\u0026rarr;66.9573), and landscape fragmentation decreased (AI: 88.3015\u0026rarr;88.7391) and connectivity weakened (CONTAG: 56.5393\u0026rarr;55.9076). Habitat quality had large spatial distribution differences, with an overall annual average decline rate of 5.59% from 2000 to 2020. There was a strong local spatial autocorrelation between landscape pattern index and habitat quality. Globally, AI, COHESION, CONTAG and LPI were positively correlated with HQ (AI: r\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.45; COHESION: r\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.34; CONTAG: r\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.39; LPI: r\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.42), while LSI, PD, SHDI and SPLIT were negatively correlated with HQ (LSI: r=-0.45; PD: r=-0.44; SHDI: r=-0.52; SPLIT: r=-0.28). From a local perspective, \u0026ldquo;H-H\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;H-L\u0026rdquo; types are interspersed in non-karst areas and karst trough valleys, \u0026ldquo;L-H\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;L-L\u0026rdquo; types are interspersed in karst trough valleys and karst plateaus, and \u0026ldquo;H-L\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;L-H\u0026rdquo; types are interspersed in karst canyons, peak-tufted depressions, and faulted basin areas. Habitat quality degradation is the result of the nonlinear superposition of natural vulnerability (bedrock exposure rate, soil thickness) and human activities (land expansion for construction, agricultural intensification). After 2010, the driving mechanism in Guizhou Province shifted from \u0026ldquo;nature-led\u0026rdquo; to \u0026ldquo;human-land interaction\u0026rdquo;. The results of this study can help to further understand the ecological environmental problems in Guizhou Province, and provide theoretical references for the formulation of ecological environmental protection policies and ecological functional zoning in Guizhou Province.\u003c/p\u003e","manuscriptTitle":"Impact of landscape pattern on habitat quality in typical karst areas and analysis of its driving factors","msid":"","msnumber":"","nonDraftVersions":[{"code":1,"date":"2025-11-13 06:20:57","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-7849065/v1","editorialEvents":[{"type":"communityComments","content":0}],"status":"published","journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true}}],"origin":"","ownerIdentity":"ff015399-0751-4da6-8275-af4714819e02","owner":[],"postedDate":"November 13th, 2025","published":true,"recentEditorialEvents":[],"rejectedJournal":[],"revision":"","amendment":"","status":"posted","subjectAreas":[],"tags":[],"updatedAt":"2026-04-17T14:19:35+00:00","versionOfRecord":[],"versionCreatedAt":"2025-11-13 06:20:57","video":"","vorDoi":"","vorDoiUrl":"","workflowStages":[]},"version":"v1","identity":"rs-7849065","journalConfig":"researchsquare"},"__N_SSP":true},"page":"/article/[identity]/[[...version]]","query":{"redirect":"/article/rs-7849065","identity":"rs-7849065","version":["v1"]},"buildId":"XKTyCvWXoU3ODBz1xrDgd","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"dynamicIds":[84888],"gssp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}