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Influence of land use change on habitat quality: a case study of coal mining subsidence areas

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Revealing the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and key driving processes behind the habitat quality is of great significance for the scientific management of production, living, and ecological spaces in resource-based cities, as well as for the efficient allocation of resources. Focusing on the largest coal-mining subsidence area in Jiangsu Province of China, this study examines the spatiotemporal evolution of land use intensity, morphology, and functionality across different time periods. It evaluates the habitat quality characteristics of the Pan’an Lake area by utilizing the InVEST model, spatial autocorrelation, and hotspot analysis techniques. Subsequently, by employing the GTWR model, it quantifies the influence of key factors, unveiling the spatially varying characteristics of their impact on habitat quality. The findings reveal a notable surge in construction activity within the Pan’an Lake area, indicative of pronounced human intervention. Concurrently, habitat degradation intensifies, alongside an expanding spatial heterogeneity in degradation levels. The worst habitat quality occurs during the periods of coal mining and large-scale urban construction. The escalation in land use intensity emerges as the primary catalyst for habitat quality decline in the Pan’an Lake area, with other factors exhibiting spatial variability in their effects and intensities across different stages.

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The authors are grateful to the Research Center for Transitional Development and Rural Revitalization of China’s Resource-Based Cities for providing data which helps to interpret the results.

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This research was funded by the Assistance Program for Future Outstanding Talents of China University of Mining and Technology (Grant No. 2022WLKXJ056); Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. KYCX22_2572); and Xuzhou Science and Technology Plan Project-Key R&D Program (Grant No. KC21145).

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Yedong Chen: data curation, writing—original draft, methodology. Jiang Chang: conceptualization, writing—review and editing, supervision, project administration, funding acquisition. Zixuan Li: data curation, visualization. Li Ming: formal analysis, data curation. Cankun Li: validation, investigation. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Chen, Y., Chang, J., Li, Z. et al. Influence of land use change on habitat quality: a case study of coal mining subsidence areas. Environ Monit Assess 196, 535 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-12702-2

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