The paper’s reliance on the modified coupling coordination degree model provides valuable insights, but the uniform weight allocation (α=β=0.5) for agricultural economy and ecology may oversimplify their real-world interactions. Could the authors clarify whether sensitivity analyses were conducted to test the robustness of the coordination indices under alternative weighting scenarios? Additionally, while the Markov chain analysis captures transition probabilities, its results could be enriched by integrating socioeconomic shocks (e.g., policy changes or natural disasters) to better contextualize observed trends. How were such external factors accounted for in the model, if at all?
