[Objective] An analysis of the land-use landscape pattern and a evolution characteristics of the ecological vulnerability were carried out for the coastal zones in the cities of Ningbo

Taizhou

and Wenzhou in the Zhejiang Province. This was aimed at promoting the sustainable development of the coastal zone and for providing a theoretical support for ecological construction and restoration.[Methods] Based on the land use data of the 1995-2015 phase Ⅲ of the Yongtaiwen coastal zone

the "pressure-sensitivity-resilience" evaluation model was used to evaluate the landscape type vulnerability and the ecological vulnerability of the study area.[Results] ① The change in the landscape pattern was as follows:The area of the cultivated land decreased the most

which was followed by tidal flats and woodland. Further

the area of construction land increased the most

and the amount of patches of cultivated and forest lands were observed to increase

showing a fragmentation trend. ② The areas with high ecological vulnerability were concentrated in Yuyao

Cixi City

and the Luqiao District of Taizhou Bay located on the south bank of Hangzhou Bay. In the past 20 years

the high vulnerability regions of the observed area had increased

and the overall ecological vulnerability had also intensified. ③ The regional ecological vulnerability was significantly and positively correlated with the disturbance index and the fragmentation degree; further

it was completely associated with the landscape vulnerability index.[Conclusion] Various landscape types in the Yongtaiwen coastal region have significantly changed and the ecological vulnerability has been observed to increase.