Impact of the eastern Tibetan Plateau on the ecological sensitivity of the West Qinling Mountains.

ABSTRACT: To investigate the mutual influence and interaction mechanisms between the Tibetan Plateau and the West Qinling Mountains, this study selects Zhuoni County, Lintan County, and Tanchang County as representative areas of the combined zone between the two geographic units. Additionally, Maqu County, characterized by the geomorphological features of the Tibetan Plateau, and Cheng County in the West Qinling Mountains are chosen as control areas. Based on the quantitative construction of water and soil erosion sensitivity, ecological risk sensitivity, land desertification sensitivity, and biodiversity sensitivity, this study comprehensively evaluated the ecological sensitivity of five typical counties using the equal weight superposition method. Using spatial autocorrelation and geographic detec

SUBMITTER: Zhao Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811150 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature