Enhancing regional market integration and augmenting ecological efficiency are crucial strategies for the advancement of regional economic quality and the cultivation of a low-carbon economy. A comprehensive dataset incorporating panel data from 41 cities in the Yangtze River Delta region was compiled. The dataset covered the period from 2009 to 2020. Subsequent empirical analyses were conducted to examine the impacts of market integration on ecological efficiency. System GMM, regulatory effect model, and threshold effect model were applied in this study. The findings indicated that market integration was beneficial for enhancing the ecological efficiency of the Yangtze River Delta urban cluster. The influence exhibited notable heterogeneity across different periods, regional characteristics, and market categories. The government's focus on eco-environment exerted a positive regulatory role on the relationship between market integration and ecological efficiency. Moreover, the optimization of the industrial structure served as a threshold effect amidst the dynamics of market integration's impact on ecological efficiency. Consequently, the optimization of the industrial structure and the intensification of the government's focus on the eco-environment constituted effective strategies for enhancing ecological efficiency. The sustained promotion of regional market integration is instrumental in bolstering the ecological efficiency of the Yangtze River Delta region and fostering coordinated environmental governance development.

With a deep fusion between the two fields of biotechnology and pharmaceutical technology, enterprises in the biopharmaceutical industry are often difficult to independently complete the entire process from products' R&D to their marketing. Therefore, networking based on various kinds of links, such as knowledge transfer and co-operation, is of great significance for the development of the biopharmaceutical industry. This study constructed a relational network for the biomedical industry in three dimensions: capital, technology and connections. The relational spatial evolution characteristics of the three-dimensional network were analyzed and the spatiotemporal pattern of the power system on the national scale was explored. The dominance effect of the network power of the cities inside and outside the Yangtze River Delta region was studied. The spatial organizational pattern of the biomedical industry in the Yangtze River Delta was generalized.It is found that: (1) In terms of community evolution, the biomedical industry's funding network was centered on Shanghai, with increasingly close communications and interactions. The technology network was gradually forming large communities centered on Beijing and Shanghai. In particular, the Shanghai community attracted a large number of cities within the Yangtze River Delta. In this region, the network of individuals had progressively coalesced to formulate a significant community, with Shanghai as its hub. Nanjing and other cities had undergone a transformation of shifting from a state of detachment to a pattern of reconnection. (2) In terms of the power system, the network of relationships of this region had evolved from an extended structure to a diffuse structure, and the concentration of power of the head cities in the network went hand in hand with a tendency of moving towards the discrete distribution of resources. (3) In terms of spatial organization patterns, the Yangtze River Delta had been transformed from "centripetal" to "centrifugal" and then to "nested chain", with the internal structure of an optimized integration and an enhanced external radiation. (4) Follow-up research directions were also proposed in three areas, including the formulation of regional innovation policies, the impact of scale restructuring on regional policy boundaries, and the role of pioneer in the demonstration of regional integration for the Yangtze River Delta.

Eco-environmental protection in China will enter the key stage of coordinated management of pollution and carbon reduction. The in-depth integration and development of digital and intelligent technologies (DIT) will provide new major opportunities and technical support for coordinated management of pollution and carbon reduction (PCR). In this paper, an index system was constructed for the development level of DIT integration and the level of coordinated governance for PCR. The entropy weight method was used for hierarchical assignment and calculation. The panel data of 27 cities in Yangtze River Delta region of China from 2011 to 2022 were adopted as the research object. A spatial-temporal analysis of the development level of DIT integration and the level of coordinated governance for PCR was conducted. The bidirectional fixed effects model and the mediation effect model were employed to study the influence and mechanism of the development of DIT integration on the coordinated governance of PCR. The results showed that: (1) the level of numerical intelligence integration development (NID) and the level of collaborative governance for PCR in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region significantly increased from 2011 to 2022, accompanied by the occurrence of spatial diffusion phenomena; (2) NID significantly contributed to the improvement of collaborative governance for PCR in the YRD region; (3) The integration of DIT development could promote the coordinated management of PCR in the YRD region by improving the technological innovation capability and optimizing the energy production structure.

A systematic analysis of the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of carbon emissions in urban agglomerations in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River is of great significance for promoting the coordinated peak of carbon emissions and achieving green integrated development. This article used the coefficient method to calculate carbon emissions, and further explored the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of carbon emissions in urban agglomerations in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River from 2005 to 2020. The results showed that: （1） The overall carbon emissions showed a fluctuating growth trend, but the carbon emission intensity showed a decreasing marginal trend. （2） Carbon emissions exhibited a clear positive agglomeration layout of high-high and low-low modes. （3） Carbon emissions exhibited absolute club convergence with velocity heterogeneity, rather than σ- convergence and absolute β-convergence. （4） The scale of fiscal expenditure was the most important factor driving the growth of carbon emissions in the study area, followed by the level of economic development and urbanization. Energy structure and intensity certainly suppressed the growth of carbon emissions and were the main driving factors for promoting carbon reduction.

To understand the overall status of early stage fish resources in the Songzi River in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and to explore the impact of hydrological processes on these resources, a survey of early stage fish resources was conducted from May to July 2022 in the Songzi River section. The results showed that fish populations concentrated their spawning activity by the end of June, with a decrease in egg numbers in July and a significant increase in fry numbers. Cross-analysis of the impact of hydrological processes on fish spawning revealed that changes in egg numbers preceded changes in flow by 0 to 2 days; fry numbers, on the other hand, showed a significant lagged correlation with flow (3 to 7 days). During the survey period, changes in egg numbers exhibited no significant lagged correlation with water temperature, whereas fry numbers displayed a significant lagged correlation with temperature. Using Granger causality analysis to investigate the causal relationship between hydrological processes and fish spawning, it was found that flow and water temperature had no significant causal relationship with changes in egg numbers, but did show a significant causal relationship with changes in fry numbers. Specifically, flow levels at 3 to 7 days prior had a stronger correlation with changes in fry numbers, and water temperature at 2 days prior exhibited a significant causal relationship with fry numbers. Further analysis, considering the concurrent operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) in the upper Yangtze River, indicated that the ecological regulation of the TGR was an important factor affecting changes in early stage fish resources in the Songzi River. This regulation not only supported fish spawning in the Yangtze River, but also played a positive role in supplementing fish resources in Dongting Lake connected to the Songzi River.

To grasp the spatial-temporal distribution characteristics of fish resources in the Jianli and Hukou reaches of the middle Yangtze River, a synchronous fishery resources survey was conducted in June (wet season) and November (dry season) of 2023 using a combination of acoustic and fish catch methods. The results indicated that in terms of temporal distribution, the fish densities in the Jianli reach during the two periods were 47.66 and 25.27 individuals per 1 000m3, with average target strengths of -59.04 and -62.24 dB, respectively. Meanwhile, the fish densities in Hukou section were 43.50 and 23.08 individuals per 1 000 m3, with average target strengths of -55.01 and -59.28 dB, respectively. Significant differences (**P<0.01) were observed in fish density and target strength between the two periods in both Jianli and Hukou sections. In terms of spatial distribution, the fish density was unevenly distributed. The Jianli section demonstrated a higher concentration in the areas with winding river channels, while the Hukou section had a higher concentration in areas with dense sandbars. Both Jianli and Hukou sections exhibited the highest fish density in the bottom layer, followed by the middle layer, and the lowest in the surface layer during the high-water period. In contrast, during the dry season, the highest fish density was observed in the middle layer, followed by the bottom layer, and the lowest in the surface layer. However, differences in fish density and target strength among these layers during the dry and flood seasons were not statistically significant (P>0.05).Combined with the fishing catch survey data, it was found that the fish composition in both Jianli and Hukou sections was dominated by Cyprinidae, with a majority of small-sized fish species distributed mainly in the middle and lower water layers. The temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of fish in Jianli and Hukou sections were closely related to their ecological habits, such as reproduction, feeding, and overwintering behaviors. These findings provided data support for assessing the restoration and protection of fish resources in the middle Yangtze River after the implementation of the fishing ban policy.

Jiangxi Province, recognized as a pivotal demonstration zone in the nation’s ecological civilization construction, plays a crucial role in the ecosystem water production services within the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The ecological services have a profound impact on not only its own development but also on the ecological progress of the downstream regions of the belt. The pattern of ecosystem services is changing under the influence of climate change. To further recognize and understand the impacts of climate change on water production services in Jiangxi Province, the climate change scenario SSPs were coupled with the InVEST model to explore the spatial and temporal changes in ecosystem water production services from 2000 to 2060. A quantitative impact assessment model was constructed to analyze the impact mechanisms. The results showed that: (i) The multi-year average water yield from 2000 to 2020 was 1 234.91 mm, while the projected average yields for the four future SSPs scenarios were estimated to range between 1 386.04 mm and 1 472.99 mm for the period of 2021 to 2060. (ii) Among the four climate change scenarios, the SSPs1-2.6 scenario exhibited the most significant enhancement in water production services, followed by the SSPs5-8.5, SSPs3-7.0, and SSPs2-4.5 scenarios. (iii) The spatial distribution of the water production service in Jiangxi Province due to climate change showed a pattern of high values in the south and low values in the north, with significant spatial variability. (iv) In the four scenarios, the comprehensive index K* of water production services in various cities of Jiangxi Province ranged from 0.04 to 0.28, indicating that climate change was conducive to the water supply services. (v) The impact evaluation model established in this study offered valuable scientific support for ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, and the optimization of water resource management in Jiangxi Province. 

The increasingly frequent seasonal droughts in the Poyang Lake Basin have caused a series of ecological and environmental problems. One solution is to timely improve the humid conditions in the lake area through water level regulation measures. In order to determine the impact of regulation on the net water consumption of wetlands, this paper firstly defined the regulation scheme using three parameters: ‘regulation water level- start time- duration’ based on different wetting objectives. Then, the entire lake area was divided into different wet zones according to the water surface and different groundwater depths, and the corresponding wetland area and net water consumption changes were calculated for different zones. The regulation schemes included three controlled water levels (13, 11, and 15 m) for different humid years (average, dry, humid), three start times (from the 1st, 280 th, and 320 th day of each year), and three duration times (90, 40, and 40 days). The results showed that, compared with the unregulated background situation, net water consumption increments of wetlands in average, dry, and humid years under different schemes were 1.48-4.12, 1.49-3.04, and 1.46-3.15 ×108 m3, respectively. Although the water consumption increment was very low (0.10%-0.27%, 0.10%-0.20%, and 0.10%-0.21%) compared with the total wetland inflow (150 billion m3), they were significant compared to the current net inflow consumption of the wetland (2 billion m3), which was in the range of 7.42%-20.59%, 7.42%-15.17%, and 7.30%-15.73%. This study indicated that considering the changes in net water consumption was essential in proposing the proper ecological water level of Poyang Lake. Outcomes of this study provide technical support for a more rational water resource allocation.

Cross-basin water transfer solves the spatial imbalance of water resources between river basins. However, water transfer may introduce water bodies of different properties into the receiving area, which has an impact on the water quality and water ecology of the local water bodies. The existing studies mostly focused on the impact of water diversion on the upstream ecological environment, but little attention was paid to the impact on the nutrient and organic comprehensive indicators of downstream lake-type reservoirs. Miyun Reservoir, as a lake-type reservoir, is Beijing's surface drinking water source and strategic water reserve base. The impact of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project on its water quality is of particular concern. Based on the primary water quality monitoring data, this study took September 2012 (before water transfer), September 2015 (the start of water transfer), and September 2018 (after water transfer) as the time nodes, and analyzed the quantitative impact of cross basin water transfer on the nutrient and organic comprehensive indicators in Miyun Reservoir. The comparative analysis method was used in this paper. The results showed that the influence of cross basin water transfer on Miyun Reservoir was related to the local water depth. After the operation of the South Water Diversion, the total phosphorus in the deep water area increased by 8.2%, compared to the previous one, which was higher than that in shallow water areas; The total nitrogen showed a downward trend, and the decrease in deep water area was lower than that in the shallow water area. Water transfer enhanced the physical, chemical, and biological activities of water bodies in shallow water areas, and aggravated the pollution trend of reducing organic and inorganic substances in shallow water areas. The concentration of pollutants was found to increase by 34.9%, compared to that in the previous year. After the operation of the Southern Water Transfer, the concentration of chlorophyll in shallow water areas increased by 18.9%, compared to the previous month, and consequently resulted in an increased trend of eutrophication, which was more significant than that in deep water areas.

Building an environmental collaborative governance system involving multiple subjects is a significant measure to promote Chinese-style modernization. This paper constructed a dynamic evolutionary game model of "government-enterprise-public", based on perspective of prospect theory. This study analyzed the strategy selection and decision-making mechanisms of multi-subjects in environmental governance. Through numerical simulation experiments using MATLAB software, this paper revealed how factors such as the initial intentions of the players, the intensity of rewards and punishments, risk preference coefficients, and loss aversion coefficients affected the effectiveness of environmental collaborative governance. These findings indicated that:（1）The decision-making behavior of game players was influenced by their own and others' strategy selection and reached an equilibrium state under certain conditions.（2）Although the initial intentions of game players and the strength of governmental rewards and punishments affected the speed of system evolution, these factors did not change the final strategy selection, and the system evolved stably towards an ideal state.（3）The coefficients of risk preference and loss aversion in the perceived utility function significantly affected stable strategies in system evolution, which enhanced game players' perception of the value of rewards. Punishments were crucial for achieving optimal equilibrium.

Water quality is sensitive to the changes in land use and landscape patterns. To explore the relationship between landscape patterns and water quality at different scales, Changtan Reservoir watershed was chosen as the research object. Based on 2021 water quality monitoring data, buffer zones were divided at intervals of 100m for each inlet tributary. The landscape characteristics of seven strip-shaped buffer zones ranging from 50 to 650m were calculated. Pearman correlation analysis and redundancy analysis were used to study the response relationship between water quality and landscape patterns. The results showed that: (1) The watershed of the reservoir was primarily composed of forest land, followed by arable land and water bodies. The proportion of forest land area increased with the buffer radius, while the proportion of arable land and construction land areas decreased. (2) Arable land, construction land, Contagion Index (CONTAG), and Shannon Diversity Index (SHDI) were positively correlated with water quality indicators, with arable land being a significant source of water pollution in the reservoir area. (3) The explanatory power of landscape pattern on water quality was highest at a 250m radius. Within this range, the landscape fragmentation was high, and the human activities were intense. It is recommended to strictly control farming practices within 250 meters of each tributary. Approaches including the establishment of riparian buffers and the construction of pre-reservoirs should be implemented to enhance the interception of pollutants, and to protect the water environment safety of the Changtan Reservoir watershed. 

Rapid expansion of urbanization has led to the formation of urban heat islands, which further exacerbates ecological and environmental problems. Clarifying the variation characteristics of urban surface temperature and exploring their main driving factors are critical for regulating urban thermal environments. Based on the MOD11A2 and MYD11A2 surface temperature products, this paper analyzed the spatial-temporal evolution and the driving factors of the local surface temperature on Hefei metropolitan area from 2003 to 2022. The statistics, trend analysis and geospatial correlation modeling, combined with the Geo-detector model were used. The results showed that: (1) The annual average LST in the study area fluctuated upward from 2003 to 2022 (0.08 °C/year), with daytime warming rates (0.11 °C/year) significantly higher than those at night (0.06 °C/year). (2) The significant warming areas during all-day were mainly distributed in the central-northern and southeastern parts of the area. The daytime zone of significant warming spread outward from the all-day zone, but most of the region showed insignificant warming during the night. (3) Over the past 20 years, the area of the cold-hot spots region changed dramatically. The LST hot spots spread to the northeast while the LST cold spot area clustered to the southwest corner during the day. The LST hot spots clustered to the south while the LST cold spot area spread to the center during the night. (4) The potential evapotranspiration, air temperature, and vegetation index were the major factors affecting the daytime LST in the study area, with air temperature and land use type being the dominant factors causing changes in surface temperature over the years. At night, the vegetation index, precipitation, and air temperature were the major driving factors affecting the nighttime LST, and the interpretability of LST had been significantly enhanced by the nighttime light index. This study provided a scientific basis for the coordinated development of urban ecological protection.

The fractal characteristics of soil particle size distribution reveals the composition and distribution of soil particles, and helps understand the soil improvement effect of debris flow accumulation fan under different vegetation recovery types. In this study, six different vegetation restoration types (bare land, grassland, shrub, Leucaena leucocephala forest, Eucalyptus robusta forest, cultivated land) were selected in the debris flow accumulation fan of Chaqingou in Jiangjiagou Basin. The surface soil samples (0~20 cm) were collected for particle size analysis, and the multifractal dimension were calculated based on the fractal theoretical model. The results showed that:(1)The differences in soil particle size distribution under different vegetation restoration types were significant. The content of clay particles and silt particles in grassland and cultivated land was significantly higher than those in forest land and shrub, while the content of sand particles in cultivated land was significantly lower than that in other recovery types.(2)The single fractal dimension (D) of bare land differed significantly from other types. The silt particles volume fraction was the main factor controlling the individual fractal dimension.(3)The generalized dimension spectrum curve D(q)-q of soil particle size distribution in each sample plot was an inverse "S" curve, which indicated that the soil particle size distribution was heterogeneous and had multifractal properties. There were significant differences in the multifractal parameters of soil particle size distribution in each sample plot. The degree of heterogeneity in soil particle size distribution gradually increased from bare land, Eucalyptus robusta forest, grassland to shrub. The soil particle size distribution in cultivated land and Eucalyptus robusta forest was similar, and so was the Leucaena leucocephala forest and shrub. This study provided a theoretical basis for soil structure improvement and rational development of debris flow accumulation fan.

Ethnic areas are important resource-rich, water system source and ecological barrier areas in China. The construction of ecological security pattern is directly related to the ecological security and sustainable development of the country. Taking Haixi Prefecture as an example, the article set two scenarios for ecological security pattern, namely, the priority of ecological value and the priority of potential for realizing the value of ecological products. Based on the ecosystem data of 2000, 2010, and 2020, the article coupled the GMOP-FLUS model and the MSPA-MCR method to simulate the characteristics of ecological elements′ evolution in Haixi Prefecture in 2030, and to portray the two types of ecological security patterns. This study found that, there were 11 important ecological sources in Haixi Prefecture, with a total area of 803.59hm2 and an average connectivity of 2.45. There were 14 important ecological corridors, with an average length of only 93.39km. Under the ecological value prioritization scenario, the area of forests and aquatic ecosystems might increase significantly, compared to the current situation. The expansion mainly occurred in the transition zones between other ecosystems and these ecological elements; The important ecological sources area increased, and the average connectivity was higher, and the average length of ecological corridors decreased. Under the ecological product value realization potential priority scenario, the scale of ecological resource use in Haixi Prefecture might become smaller, compared to the ecological value priority scenario. The expansion of farmland and settlement landscapes was obvious; The expansion area was mainly concentrated in the interface area between farmland, settlement and ecological land; The area of important ecological source land decreased and the fragmentation was deepened, with a small difference in the average connectivity, and the average length of ecological corridors decreased. These results provided effective theoretical support for the future ecological planning and path selection in Haixi Prefecture, and provided references for the construction of ecological security network in ethnic areas.

Using the provincial panel data from 2011~2021, we measured the level of coordinated development of the agricultural industry chain through the composite system coordination model. We further analyzed the evolution trend, future development and agglomeration mode of the coordinated development of the grain industry chain through Kernel estimation and spatial autocorrelation. The conclusions were as follows:（1）During the research period, the level of collaborative development of the grain industry chain showed a significant growth trend. Among them, the level of collaborative development of the grain industry chain in Hebei Province ranked among the top in all provinces; （2）There were differences in the level of collaboration between regions in the grain industry chain, and the phenomenon of two-stage differentiation was more obvious. The difference in the collaborative development of the industry chain within the region was relatively small, and there was a certain degree of regional collaborative evolution trend. While maintaining their own stability, different regions also had a trend towards higher value collaborative areas; （3）The collaborative development of the grain industry chain between provinces was closely related and there existed a clear spatial correlation. The spatial distribution of the collaborative development level of the grain industry chain showed a majority of H-H and L-L distribution characteristics, and a positive aggregation;（4）Overall, economy, capital, and innovation had a positive and significant impact on the synergy level of the agricultural industry chain, but the contribution of individual factor varied in the three major regions. These conclusions provided realistic references for guaranteeing the implementation of the concept of the Big Food Perspective and promoting agricultural development.

It is an important topic to scientifically explore the spatiotemporal differentiation and the influencing mechanism of rural multi-functional development in traditional rural areas. This study can support to solve the problem of unbalanced and insufficient rural development and to comprehensively promote rural revitalization. Taking 73 counties in traditional agricultural areas of Hubei Province from 2017 to 2022 as the research object, this paper constructed an evaluation index system of rural multifunctional development level. The kernel density estimation, cold and hot spot analysis, Dagum Gini coefficient and geographic detector were used to reveal the spatiotemporal differentiation characteristics and the driving influence mechanism of rural multifunctional development level. The results showed that: (1) The overall level of rural multi-functional development in the study area showed an upward trend. The differences in the level of regional development were as follows: southeast of Hubei > northwest of Hubei > southwest of Hubei > Jianghan Plain > northeast of Hubei Province. (2) The hotspots of rural multi-functional development in traditional agricultural areas of Hubei Province were mainly concentrated in the surrounding areas of Wuhan metropolitan area, and the cold spot areas were located in the northeast of Hubei Province and the Jianghan Plain. The contribution rate of inter-regional differences to the spatial differentiation was the highest. (3) The spatial differentiation of rural multi-functional development level in traditional agricultural areas of Hubei Province was mostly affected by natural environmental conditions, followed by the level of urban-rural integration. The influence effect of two-factor interaction was significant, indicating the effects of nonlinear enhancement and two-factor enhancement.

With the transition from the governance of "one lake" to "systemic governance," it is of significant importance to accurately assess the status of household livelihood capital among the farmers in the Erhai Lake basin, in an attempt to propose the optimization strategies for enhancing ecological governance effectiveness in China's plateau lake basin. This is also essential to ensure the livelihood security of households surrounding Erhai Lake basin. This study focused on 369 households across seven towns in the Erhai Lake basin. Based on the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) framework, we constructed an evaluation index system for household livelihood capital using the entropy method. The obstacle degree model was applied to investigate the primary influencing factors on different types of household livelihood capital. The findings indicated that: (1) Among the indicators of household livelihood capital in the study area, the material capital index had the highest value, followed by social capital, human capital, and natural capital, while financial capital had the lowest index value; (2) Under the compounded effects of ecological governance of Erhai Lake and natural disease risks, mixed farming households had the highest livelihood capital index and the most stable livelihood channels among the four types of households; (3) The areas where protection policies were applied, household production activities were subject to more stringent restrictions, leading to lower reserves of livelihood capital; (4) The influencing factors of livelihood capital for different types of households were consistent, which included primarily agricultural income, agricultural production equipment, non-agricultural income, arable land area, and household asset value. Thus, the current state of household livelihood capital in the Erhai Lake basin was a result of the combined effect of financial capital, material capital, and natural capital. Household livelihood capital in various types of households within the study area exhibited varying degrees influenced by environmental protection policies, land resources, and other aspects, with a notable spatial heterogeneity. The continuous optimization of various types of household livelihood capital should consider the joint driving effect of multiple elements in conjunction with actual local conditions.