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Spatio-temporal characteristics of farmland occupation of construction land expansion and its spatial relationship with grain yield in China for 2000–2020

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Construction land expansion is a key driver of urbanization and industrialization, yet it poses the risk of losing farmland and cascading impacts on food supply. The spatial characteristics of farmland occupied by construction land and its association with grain yield in China were unclear. We analyzed the characteristics of farmland converted into construction land, and its relationship with grain yield in China for 2000–2020. Construction land increased in area in central and western regions of China, and farmland decreased in area in southeastern China. The expansion of construction land in the North China Plain, Northeast China Plain, and the Loess Plateau, occurred at the expense of farmland. Except the southeast coast of China, grain yield increase was only weakly dependent on farmland area. Patterns in which farmland was converted into construction land and grain-yield change were highly coupled in southeastern coastal China, Sichuan Basin, Shandong Peninsula, and the Hu Huanyong Line. It should be noted that expansion in construction land area does have some influence on grain production; ultimately it is greatly affected by yield per unit area.

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  1. Department of Natural Resources of Jiangxi Province, Territorial Spatial Survey and Planning Institute, Nanchang, 330025, China

    Zihua Li

  2. Engineering Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration of Land Space in the Great Lakes Basin, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanchang, 330025, China

    Zihua Li

  3. School of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330028, China

    Mingjun Ding & Jingru Li

  4. Key Lab of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research of Ministry of Education and School of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330028, China

    Mingjun Ding

  5. Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, China

    Kun Xie

  6. Nanjing Engineering Vocational College of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 211135, China

    Liwen Chen

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Foundation: National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.42161021, No.41761020

Author: Li Zihua (1981–), Master Candidate, specialized in land use change.

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Li, Z., Ding, M., Xie, K. et al. Spatio-temporal characteristics of farmland occupation of construction land expansion and its spatial relationship with grain yield in China for 2000–2020. J. Geogr. Sci. 34, 855–870 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11442-024-2230-2

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