Various Types Of Land Use Research Articles

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Peat soil is a soil that has been decomposed by organic matter. Man-made peatlands have been converted into agricultural land. In addition to being turned into agricultural land, some peatlands are also not used, causing the land to turn into shrubs and causing land to burn because it is not managed by the owner. Peatlands therefore consist of various types of land use. Peat soils in different types of land use have different characteristics. The purpose of the study was to determine the differences in some of the chemical properties of peatlands that have been used for shrubs, open land, and agriculture. To see the differences in soil chemical properties on various land uses, descriptive analysis, and standard deviation are used by presenting bar charts. The soil pH content on agricultural land is higher. The C-organic content in shrubs is higher than in agricultural land. Ash content on agricultural land is higher. Dissolved organic carbon on agricultural land tends to be lower.

The Oasisization Process Promotes the Transformation of Soil Organic Carbon into Soil Inorganic Carbon

The dynamic fluctuations in the soil organic carbon (SOC) stock, a fundamental part of the terrestrial ecosystem’s carbon stock, are critical to preserving the global carbon balance. Oases in arid areas serve as critical interfaces between oasis ecosystems and deserts, with land use changes within these oases being key factors affecting soil organic carbon turnover. However, the response of the soil SOC-CO2-SIC (soil inorganic carbon) micro-carbon cycle to oasis processes and their underlying mechanisms remains unclear. Five land-use types in the Alar reclamation area—cotton field (CF), orchard (OR), forest land (FL), waste land (WL), and sandy land (SL)—were chosen as this study’s research subjects. Using stable carbon isotope technology, the transformation process of SOC in the varieties of land-use types from 0 to 100 cm was quantitatively analyzed. The results showed the following: (1) The SOC of diverse land-use types decreased with the increase in soil depth. There were also significant differences in SIC-δ13C values among the different land-use types. The PC(%) (0.73 g kg−1) of waste land was greatly higher than that of other land-use types (p < 0.05) (factor analysis of variance). (2) The CO2 fixation in cotton fields, orchards, forest lands, and waste land primarily originates from soil respiration, whereas, in sandy lands, it predominantly derives from atmospheric sources. (3) The redundancy analysis (RDA) results display that the primary influencing factors in the transfer of SOC to SIC are soil water content, pH, and microbial biomass carbon. Our research demonstrates that changes in land use patterns, as influenced by oasis processes, exert a significant impact on the conversion from SOC to SIC. This finding holds substantial significance for ecological land use management practices and carbon sequestration predictions in arid regions, particularly in the context of climate change.

Monsoon Season Spatial Distribution of Particulates Concentration in the Road Intersection Area of Different Land Use in Major City in South Asian Countries

Air pollution has become one of the most significant issues in the metropolitan area of Dhaka in recent years. There are various sources of air pollution in Dhaka city, among them, unfit vehicles and industries are notable with under construction work done by Dhaka city Corporation. With regard to various land uses in the Dhaka metropolitan region, this study intends for monitoring the Particulate Matters (PM<sub>2•5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub>) concentrations and its relationship to the various types of land use in the region. This investigation was carried out in 82 different places throughout the Dhaka metropolitan area by using instrument named Aeroqual S-500. Study found that the average concentrations of PM<sub>2•5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> in these locations were 31.10 and 72.03 g/m<sup>3</sup>, respectively. The average concentration of PM<sub>2•5</sub> and PM<sub>10 </sub>across all land uses was found to be 1.4148 and 1.7082 times higher than the WHO standard threshold, respectively. It is estimated that the average PM<sub>2.5</sub>/PM<sub>10</sub> was 46.32%. It also revealed that the concentrations of the parameters do not change significantly with land use as the p values are greater than 0.05. Average concentration of PM<sub>2•5</sub> & PM<sub>10 </sub>follows as mixed area > residential area > commercial area > silent area > industrial area.

Dynamic simulation of landscape ecological security and analysis of coupling coordination degree: A case study of Bole.

The ecological security of oasis cities in arid and semi-arid regions is highly susceptible to changes in regional landscape patterns and the degree of coordination between human activities and the environment. At the same time, the ecological security of urban landscapes also profoundly affects the success of regional economic and environmental coordination and development. This study is based on land use data from 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020, as well as land use data from the natural development scenario (NLD), economic development scenario (ECD), ecological development scenario (ELD) and ecological-economic development scenario (EED) simulated by the patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model in 2030. From the perspective of production-living-ecological land (PLEL), it analyzes the changes in the past and future landscape ecological security and coupling coordination characteristics of Bole. The results show that from 1990 to 2020, Bole was mainly dominated by grassland ecological land (GEL) and other ecological land (OEL), accounting for a total proportion of 69.51%, with a large increase in production and living land area; the average value of landscape ecological risk is decreasing, and the landscape ecological security of Bole is developing towards benignity; the area of highly coupled coordination zone is decreasing continuously, while that of basic coordination zone and moderate coordination zone is increasing continuously. Under the 2030 EED scenario, the overall changes in various types of land use are not significant, and the average value of landscape ecological risk is the smallest, but it is higher than that in 2020 as a whole; under EED scenario, the area of highly coordinated zone and moderate coordinated zone is the largest among four scenarios, and the best coupling coordination level among the four scenarios. Landscape ecological security and its coupling coordination will be affected by land use patterns. Optimizing regional land use patterns is of great significance for improving urban landscape ecological security and sustainable high-quality development.

Dynamic analysis of soil erosion in the affected area of the lower Yellow River based on RUSLE model

With the accelerated development of urbanization, the exploration and usage of land resources is becoming more and more frequent, which leads to the decline of soil quality, resulting in a series of soil ecological issues, such as soil nutrient loss, soil quality degradation and destruction. At present, the contradiction between soil erosion and sustainable development of human society has become one of the hot issues studied by scholars. The Yellow River Basin is an important experimental area for high-quality development in China, constructing the Yellow River Ecological Economic Belt play an important role in China’s regional coordinated development. Although most of the affected area of the Lower Yellow River (AALYR) is in the plain, they have a large population density and are in the historical farming area. In latest years, because of the development and transformation of modern society, their ecological environment has become more fragile and soil erosion problems has become increasingly serious. Studying and analyzing soil erosion is of vital meaning for ecological protection and can provide scientific support for soil conservation work. Depending on the data of precipitation, soil properties, land use, population, etc., this paper studies and analyzes the soil erosion in AALYR from 2000 to 2020 through the RUSLE. We found that during the 20 years the proportion of very slight and slight grade area increased, and the distribution of moderate and above erosion grade was less, mainly in Zibo, Jinan, Anyang, Zhengzhou, and Tai 'an. Nearly three quarters of the regional soil erosion grade didn’t change, apart from the increase of slight grade area, the other erosion grades area showed a downward trend. We take the city, county and town zoning analysis find that as the scale decreases, the area of serious erosion grades increases, and the distribution is gradually detailed. Land use is the main influencing factor of erosion except DEM. Forestland and grassland are larger of the soil erosion in various types of land use. Through these conclusions in this paper, it is promising to provide theoretical references for the ecological environment governance and high-quality and sustainable development of great river basins of the world and similar regions.

Another essential dimension of priorities: Spatial heterogeneity and temporal stability of climate refugia

Prioritization analysis with climate dynamics has become a critical, complex, and popular topic for conservation planning, providing opportunities for achieving co-benefits of climate stabilization, biodiversity conservation, and other goals. Here, we constructed a prioritization framework to inform the development of conservation policies or actions, further including the spatial heterogeneity and temporal stability characteristics of climate refugia. We then used China as a study area to identify priorities and assess the effectiveness of existing protected areas. Compared with the classical spatial prioritization approach, the priorities incorporating climatic characteristics cover, on average, 0.88 and 2.79 times more areas with low climatic velocities and high heterogeneity, respectively. By analyzing the proportion of various types of land use in the priorities, we found that grasslands play an essential role in species protection and climate regulation. Specifically, the percentage of grasslands in the priorities is about 30 %, ranking second to forests. Similarly, we identified prominent conservation gaps in China's protected area network, as evidenced by the insufficient emphasis on grassland and inadequate coverage of climate refugia. Our approach emphasizes the importance of integrating climate planning into conservation priorities and guiding conservation management and policy to achieve conservation goals in a climate-smart way.

Landscape pattern exhibits threshold-driven effect on nitrogen export of typical land use in subtropical hilly watershed under specific hydrological regimes

Landscape pattern can affect the export of non-point source nitrogen (N) in watersheds by regulating hydrological and biogeochemical processes. However, due to the inherent spatiotemporal variability of N exports under different land uses and hydrological regimes, it is essential to quantitatively evaluate the impact of landscape pattern on total N export coefficients (TNECs) and identify the threshold effect of TNECs between key landscape metrics. Based on river monitoring data for eight years in nine catchments of a typical agricultural watershed in the central subtropical region of China, we estimated the spatiotemporal variability and uncertainty of typical land-use TNECs (cropland, forest, and tea gardens) by combining an improved pollutant export coefficient model and Bayesian statistics. Subsequently, the contribution of landscape pattern to the variability in land use TNECs under different hydrological regimes was quantified, and the abrupt change points of TNECs along with the gradient of key landscape metrics were further determined. The results revealed that landscape pattern only had a significant effect on TNECs under medium-flow (representing discharge values within the 30–70th percentile range) and low-flow hydrological regimes (70–100th percentile range), explaining 48.1–54.7% and 55.2–69.3% of the variability, respectively. Threshold effects were observed between key landscape metrics representing different landscape categories (area edge, shape, and aggregation) and TNECs for each land use, and the threshold intervals corresponding to the TNEC abrupt change points were relatively consistent under medium- and low-flow regimes. These results serve as a critical reference for land-use planning and management to improve water quality, the approaches developed can be broadly extended to other regions with diverse land-use types and pollutant sources.

Mapping of land use change using Sentinel-2 Multi Spectral Instrument (MSI) imagery and Google Earth Engine mapping platform at Dramaga, Bogor Regency, Indonesia

Dramaga District is an urban buffer area in Jabodetabek Metropolitan Megacity and has various types of land use. The land crisis due to population growth in urban areas has implications for the surrounding buffer areas, so land use changes often occur. Mapping of land use change in the period 2017 to 2021 carried out area is a response to the impact of urban activities and the need for fast and accurate. The mapping platform, Google Earth Engine based on cloud computing, was involved in this research. The land use classification process from Sentinel-2 MultiSpectral (MSI) imagery uses the Random Forest (RF) machine learning algorithm classification method and is assisted by several types of indexes such as vegetation index (NDVI, SLAVI, ARVI, SAVI, and EVI), water index (NDWI, MNDWI, and LSWI), and building index (IBI and NDBI). This study shows that there are changes in several types of land use such as forests, agriculture, built-up areas, plantations, and water bodies. The classification of land use accuracy level reaches 86.00% (Overall Accuracy) and 0.82 (Kappa Statistics) so that this spatial information can be used as consideration for policy makers to determine the allocation and utilization of spatial planning.

Analysis of Infiltration in Various Land Use in The Alo River Sub-Region

In the Alo sub-watershed, the study compares the rates of various types of land use. The Alo sub-watershed is 7,959.98 areas in total. Measurement of infiltration rates for various land uses in the Alo sub-watershed and analysis of differences in infiltration rates for various land uses in the Alo sub-watershed are the problems at hand in this study. The Horton method was used in this study's infiltration measurements. This approach uses a model of time-dependent empirical equations. It is known that multiple infiltration categories exist for plantations, villages, vacant land, bushes, and woods in the infiltration rate class for the kind and usage of dry land used in this study's Alo sub-watershed. It has classes for Fast, Moderate, and Moderate infiltration rates. For the type of land use and paddy field, the infiltration rate falls into the category of being fairly slow. This is due to the high water content of paddy fields, which makes the infiltration process take a while to complete. As a result, the infiltration rate in the Alo sub-watershed, Tibawa District, Gorontalo Regency, and Gorontalo Province reveals that the medium class dominates in the Alo sub-watershed. The cumulative infiltration rate or total amount of infiltrated water is 123,899 mm/hour at point 14 types of vacant land, and 8,476 mm/hour at point 16, which is the smallest cumulative value. The infiltration rate class in the Alo sub-watershed, Tibawa District, Gorontalo Regency, and Gorontalo Province reveals that the Medium Class dominates the sub-watershed.

Evolution of Urban Ecosystem Service Value and a Scenario Analysis Based on Land Utilization Changes: A Case Study of Hangzhou, China

Simulating the change in ecosystem service values (ESVs) caused by land use changes in metropolitan areas under multiple scenarios is of great significance to ensure regional ecological security and sustainable urban development. This study assessed the variations in land use and ESV in the main urban area of Hangzhou, China, from 2000 to 2020. A total of four future land use scenarios for 2030 were created using the cellular automata–Markov prediction model and ESVs were calculated for four future scenarios. The results are as follows: (1) Arable land and construction land were the most drastic types of land use changes in the main urban area of Hangzhou during the study period. From 2000 to 2020, construction land in the main urban area of Hangzhou expanded rapidly, with an increase of 46,916.82 hm2, while the cultivated land area decreased significantly by 38,396.43 hm2. (2) The ESV in the study area continuously declined from 2000 to 2020, with high-value ecosystem service areas predominantly found in forest areas and water areas. (3) The values of ecosystem services under the simulated future scenarios of natural development, rapid development, planned development, and ecological development were CNY 15.053, 14.525, 16.690, and 16.799 billion, respectively. The planned development and ecological development scenarios effectively ensure a high ESV. The results indicated that balancing various types of land use is essential to guarantee ecological security in urban development. Moreover, urban development and construction should be undertaken in areas with a low ESV. This forecasting study can serve as a key reference for policy makers regarding the urban landscape sustainability of Hangzhou City. The integrated simulation method of land use and ESV proposed in this study can shed light on the urban spatial layout and spatial regulation in urban land use planning.

Impact of landscape configuration and composition on pollinator communities across different European biogeographic regions

IntroductionHeterogeneity in composition and spatial configuration of landscape elements support diversity and abundance of flower-visiting insects, but this is likely dependent on taxonomic group, spatial scale, weather and climatic conditions, and is particularly impacted by agricultural intensification. Here, we analyzed the impacts of both aspects of landscape heterogeneity and the role of climatic and weather conditions on pollinating insect communities in two economically important mass-flowering crops across Europe.MethodsUsing a standardized approach, we collected data on the abundance of five insect groups (honey bees, bumble bees, other bees, hover flies and butterflies) in eight oilseed rape and eight apple orchard sites (in crops and adjacent crop margins), across eight European countries (128 sites in total) encompassing four biogeographic regions, and quantified habitat heterogeneity by calculating relevant landscape metrics for composition (proportion and diversity of land-use types) and configuration (the aggregation and isolation of land-use patches).ResultsWe found that flower-visiting insects responded to landscape and climate parameters in taxon- and crop-specific ways. For example, landscape diversity was positively correlated with honey bee and solitary bee abundance in oilseed rape fields, and hover fly abundance in apple orchards. In apple sites, the total abundance of all pollinators, and particularly bumble bees and solitary bees, decreased with an increasing proportion of orchards in the surrounding landscape. In oilseed rape sites, less-intensively managed habitats (i.e., woodland, grassland, meadows, and hedgerows) positively influenced all pollinators, particularly bumble bees and butterflies. Additionally, our data showed that daily and annual temperature, as well as annual precipitation and precipitation seasonality, affects the abundance of flower-visiting insects, although, again, these impacts appeared to be taxon- or crop-specific.DiscussionThus, in the context of global change, our findings emphasize the importance of understanding the role of taxon-specific responses to both changes in land use and climate, to ensure continued delivery of pollination services to pollinator-dependent crops.

The content of phosphorus forms in calcareous irrigated serozems of the Tashkent region of Uzbekistan

In most cases, the irrigated soils of Uzbekistan provide low forms of phosphorus assimilated by plants due to their high fixation. Therefore, the bioavailability of P is one of the main factors limiting the yield of crops. The study aimed to identify the transformation of phosphorus in irrigated gray soils under the influence of the type of land use, age of development, and climate (location above sea level). For this purpose, the content of inorganic and organic pools of P was studied according to the Hedley method. The highest Pt values were noted in the soil of the Parkent region, where the amount of precipitation significantly exceeds that in other studied areas, as well as in the winterwheat-repeatedcrops-cotton (WW-RC-C) land use type with long-term use of high P fertilizer rates. In the studied soils, the share of Pi was 89-91%, while the share of Po was 9-11% of Pt. In the accumulation of labile P, in contrast to the accumulation of Pt, the greater availability of atmospheric precipitation and the WW-V type of land use, where the content of labile P. was significantly higher than in other studied soils. The obtained results indicate the need for individual consideration of the control of phosphorus nutrition of plants on soils used in various types of land use, their geographical location (altitude above sea level), and the age of development for agriculture, depending on the phosphate state of soils.

Land use impact on the levels of fluorescent dissolved organic matter, phytoplankton and zooplankton in urban lakes

Urban lakes are vulnerable ecosystems, sensitive to environmental challenges, such as pollution, land use transformation and climate change. Closed and open lakes play relatively different roles in the accumulation, transport and transformation of pollutants and organic matter. Land use can influence the concentration of dissolved organic matter and the abundance of phytoplankton. Little is known about the relationship between fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM), phytoplankton and zooplankton in open and closed lakes, relative to the impact of land use. This study aims to determine the connection between various types of land use and FDOM characteristics, as well as phytoplankton and zooplankton abundances in urban lakes. For the closed lakes samples, results showed positive associations between Bacillariophyceae and Testacea, and the protein-like fraction, while for open lakes, positive associations were found between these groups and the microbial humic-like fraction. Also, copepods and rotifers were associated with the humic-like fraction, in closed lakes, but in open lakes copepods correlated with the biological index, and rotifers with the humification index and fluorescence T/C ratio. Results suggested that discontinuous urban fabric, dump sites and abandoned lands decreased the abundance of protein-like fraction and phytoplankton. However, lakes with the highest quantity of protein-like FDOM also had the highest coverage of continuous urban fabric around the lake. Green urban areas decreased the quantity of humic-like FDOM. No impact by land use type was observed on zooplankton groups, suggesting that zooplankton may be less vulnerable to land use. Our findings will contribute to an improved urban water management and to an effective control of FDOM and phytoplankton abundances in urban lakes.

Effects of land-use types and the exotic species, Hypochaeris radicata, on plant diversity in human-transformed landscapes of the biosphere reserve, Jeju Island, Korea

Land-use and plant invasion influence biodiversity. Understanding the effects of land-use types and invasive plants on the ecosystem is crucial for better management and the development of strategic plans for increasing biodiversity in Jeju Island, Korea, a designated Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. The effect of the most dominant invasive exotic species, Hypochaeris radicata, on the four land-use types of Jeju Island was investigated. Plant composition, soil characteristics, and plant diversity among four land-use types (cropland, green space, neglected land, and residential) were compared. Among the land-use types, croplands had the most diverse plant composition and the highest richness in exotic and native plant species. Croplands, such as tangerine orchards, which are widely distributed throughout Jeju Island, showed the highest plant diversity because of medium intensity disturbance caused by weed removal. The relative cover of H. radicata did not differ between land-use types. However, H. radicata invasion was negatively related with plant species richness, making this invasive species a threat to the biodiversity of native herbs present in land-use areas. H. radicata adapts to areas with a broad range of soil properties and a variety of land-use types. Therefore, it is crucial to monitor land-use types and patterns of plant invasion to guide the implementation of consistent management and conservation strategies for maintaining ecosystem integrity of the transformed habitat in Jeju Island.

The response of aquatic insect assemblages to diverse land-use types and environmental factors in Mae Ram River basin, Thailand.

The response of aquatic insect assemblages to diverse land-use types and environmental factors in Mae Ram River basin, Thailand.

The carbon storage capacity of plantation forests and agroforestry pattern in South Sulawesi in the context of mitigating climate change

Comparison between the ability of carbon storage for various types of land use, both inside and outside forest areas, needs to be done in order to predict its ability to deal with climate change mitigation and adaptation programs in Indonesia. Local baseline data need to be known because each vegetation growth is strongly influenced by local environmental conditions. This study was conducted to compare the ability of carbon storage in pine plantations and agroforestry patterns at high altitudes. The research method was carried out purposively by determining sample plots that were considered representative of the type of land use. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the ability to store aboveground carbon between pine plantations of 86.80 tons/ha and agroforestry patterns of 56.14 tons/ha. Similarly, the comparison of the aboveground and underground carbon storage capacity, there was a significant difference, namely for pine stands 78.99% to 21.01%, while agroforestry pattern was 53.58% to 46.42%. Overall, both types of land use can be relied on to address climate change mitigation programs in Indonesia.

Rate and Model of Soil Infiltration Capacity in Various Types of Land Use in Dolok Manampang Village Dolok Masihul District Serdang Bedagai Regency

Laju infiltrasi pada berbagai penggunaan lahan yang berbeda-beda dipengaruhi oleh sifat fisik tanah antara lain tekstur tanah, bahan organik, kerapatan massa (bulk density) dan porositas tanah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji laju dan model kapasitas infiltrasi pada berbagai jenis penggunaan lahan di Desa Dolok Manampang. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan September sampai Oktober 2021. Metode yang digunakan untuk analisis kapasitas infiltrasi adalah metode Horton dengan menggunakan alat Double Ring Infiltrometer di empat penggunaan lahan. Setiap pengamatan diulang sebanyak 3 kali. Dari hasil analisis didapatkan bahwa laju infiltrasi pada setiap penggunaan lahan berbeda. Nilai laju infiltrasi tertinggi yaitu pada kelapa sawit 12,04 cm/jam (agak cepat), karet 8,54 cm/jam (agak cepat), ubi kayu 5,79 cm/jam (sedang) dan lahan bekas tambang galian c 0,13 cm/jam (lambat). Persamaan Horton adalah sebagai berikut: f = 13,6 + 10,4 e-2,79t (kelapa sawit); f = 10 + 9,2 e-2,5t (karet); f = 8,4 + 10,8 e-3,69t (ubi kayu); f = 1,8 + 1,2 e-0,003t (lahan bekas tambang galian c). Tekstur tanah didominasi fraksi lempung liat berpasir, nilai porositas berkisar 46,23% - 58,47%, kadar C-organik berkisar 0,0% - 2,4% dan bulk density berkisar 1,10 g/cm3 - 1,42 g/cm3.

Simulation analysis of rural land use using rate of change driven by population and economic dynamics - A case study of Huangguashan village in Chongqing, China

The conflicts between various types of land use in rural areas of China are becoming more and more obvious, therefore, how to more accurately simulate and predict the future land cover changes in rural areas has become an important topic of current academic research. In this research, the dynamic multi-year data was used to replace the static one-year data and brought into the future land use simulation (FLUS) model for the simulation of land use in Huangguashan village, Chongqing, China. The accuracy results of the two sets of simulations are compared in terms of accuracy kappa coefficient and Overall Accuracy (OA). Next, using the improved FLUS model, four different future development scenarios of priority ecological conservation, priority economic development, priority farmland conservation and priority integrated development were set up to simulate the land use data of Huangguashan village in 2030. The results of the research found that (1) the kappa coefficient and OA values were higher for the simulation of FLUS model using dynamic multi-year data. The simulation results are closer to the actual situation, especially the simulation enhancement effect is more obvious for the long-term; (2) by comparing the land use types of four different future development scenarios, it is suggested that Huangguashan village should adopt the integrated development priority scenario as the direction of future policy formulation and planning development in the future. This research can provide more effective scientific decision support and significance for governments to formulate multi-scheme rural land use development policies.

Land use status and its impact on land surface temperature in Imphal city, India

ABSTRACT Land surface temperature (LST) primarily depends on various types of land use (LU). Along with the local warming, land conversion is the key factor in LST rise in an urban body. The present study investigates the LU status and the impact on LST in Imphal city of India using remotely sensed data. The study was performed on both summer and winter Landsat satellite images for 1991, 2001, 2011, and 2021. Results show that most of the lands have been converted into settlements during the period. The average LST of the study area rises at 1.19% rate per decade in summer and 1.03% rate per decade in winter. Forest, agricultural land, and water bodies reduce the rate of LST rise while settlement and fallow lands accelerate the rate. The conversion of some forest and agricultural lands into settlement are quite responsible for the increase in surface temperature. The study reflects the effect of proper land conversion to check the LST rise. It is helpful for environmentalists and LU planners to develop a sustainable urban ecological status.

Detecting nestedness in city parks for urban biodiversity conservation

AbstractUrbanization has been a global phenomenon producing great environmental and ecological challenges including species composition shifts in urban areas. To evaluate the interaction networks of the inhabitant metacommunities in urban parks, we applied the nestedness analysis using ecological survey data of birds, reptiles, frogs, and butterflies among 16 parks in Taipei City of Taiwan and identified critical environmental factors for biodiversity conservation. Results found significant nestedness of the metacommunities among these parks, which indicated strong interaction networks and the importance of urban parks for sustaining these metacommunities. In addition, various types of land use had different effects on the species incidence of birds, reptiles, frogs, and butterflies. It demonstrates that landscape design should consider the taxonomic differences in the development of conservation guidelines. Results also showed that the area of parks and the area of woodlot in the park were critical elements for the nested structure. Nonetheless, abundant bird generalists were found to be highly related to the area of buildings within parks, distance to forests, rivers, and the neighbouring parks. Moreover, exotic species were found to affect the interaction networks of native species. However, based on the current information, we cannot confirm the actual effects of the exotic species on the native assemblages. Reptiles and frogs appeared to be more easily threatened by land development and habitat fragmentation due to their lower vagility. In this regard, we suggest that conservation action should focus on preserving green space with large areas and constructing green corridors, creating crucial elements, and increasing the vertical complexity in the parks for species with various vagilities. We believe these strategies can help reduce the impact of urbanization to retain healthy interactions and connections of metacommunities among habitats for effective biodiversity conservation in urban areas.