Analyzing spatio-temporal changes and trade-offs to support the supply of multiple ecosystem services in Beijing, China

Sun, Xiao; Lu, Zhongming; Li, Feng; Crittenden, John C.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.06.049

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“…For example, noticeable trade-offs have been found between food production and water quality regulation in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia 21 . Another example in Beijing, China has found that food provision has negative correlations with carbon storage, water purification and habitat provision 22 . Furthermore, erosion control is significantly negatively correlated with the cultivated crops in southeast Spain 23 .…”

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Scenario analysis of ecosystem service changes and interactions in a mountain-oasis-desert system: a case study in Altay Prefecture, China

Hou

Wang

et al. 2018

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Scenario analysis of ecosystem services (ES) can provide a scientific basis for ecosystem management. The objective of this study was to reveal the effects of future land use scenarios on ES in a mountain-oasis-desert system (MODS). We first simulated land use changes for the period of 2015–2035 in Altay Prefecture under three different scenarios: business as usual (BAU), economic development (ED), and ecological conservation (EC). We then evaluated water yield (WY), crop production (CP), soil conservation (SC), sand fixation (SF), carbon sequestration (CS), and aesthetic value (AV) and investigated the multiple interactions among ES at the regional and grid scales. The results showed that SC, CS, and AV continually increased, WY continually decreased under the three scenarios. Our study revealed that the multiple interactions among ES were spatially heterogeneous in the MODS and the spatial heterogeneities changed across scenarios. The locations of and causes for the formation of the multiple interactions among ES were identified based on spatial analysis. This information can help decision-makers develop targeted and differentiated ecosystem management strategies. This study can increase the understanding of the multiple interactions among ES. Our findings can provide a reference for studies of other regions with the MODS structure.

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Scenario analysis of ecosystem service changes and interactions in a mountain-oasis-desert system: a case study in Altay Prefecture, China

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Wang

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“…Anticipating the intensity of interactions between ecosystem services due to LULC transitions enables to better plan the landscape configuration to avoid unwanted and irreversible loss in ecosystem services. Earlier studies on trade-offs and synergies between ecosystem services mainly focused on the spatial or temporal variation of these interactions Sun et al 2018). Analysing the quantitative effect of LULC transition on the ecosystem services and their interactions can be used to manage landscapes to achieve desired levels of ecosystem services in the future.…”

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Land use change drives the spatio-temporal variation of ecosystem services and their interactions along an altitudinal gradient in Brazil

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Context Land use and land cover (LULC) changes may affect the provision of ecosystem services. However, little is known how LULC changes influence the spatio-temporal variation in ecosystem service and their interactions along altitudinal gradients. Objectives Here we assessed the spatio-temporal variation of eight ecosystem services in an altitudinal gradient between the year of 1986 and 2015, and quantified the effect of LULC transitions on the provision and interactions of ecosystems services. Methods We modelled and mapped eight ecosystem services in an altitudinal gradient characterized by low (\ 600 m), middle (600-1200) and high altitudes ([ 1200) in Zona da Mata, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. We quantified changes in ecosystem services by contrasting ecosystem service maps between 1986 and 2015, and explored how four common LULC transitions affected the variation and the interactions between the eight ecosystem services. Results The spatio-temporal analysis indicated that six out of eight ecosystem services increased from 1986 to 2015, while soil erosion control and water flow regulation decreased. In areas above 1200 m, regulating services dominated, while in areas below 1200 m provisioning service were most evidenced. LULC transitions from forest to agricultural areas, and vice versa, resulted in trade-offs between provisioning and regulating ecosystem services. Conclusions LULC changes drive the spatio-temporal variation of ecosystem services along an altitudinal gradient with contrasting biophysical conditions. Future management of ecosystem services in the landscapes should take into the account the biophys-Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (

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“…A review of all publications using the InVEST software showed that these threats have not been considered in other studies so far. In comparison to other studies of habitat quality modeling in the context of urban threats [29,[32][33][34][35][36], this is the first study that has considered the combination of threat impacts from built-up areas, road networks, and water pollution, as well as utilizing a high-resolution habitat suitability input. It is also the first application of the model to a river corridor.…”

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A Conceptual Approach to Modeling the Geospatial Impact of Typical Urban Threats on the Habitat Quality of River Corridors

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While for most of a landscape, urbanization leads to a significant habitat loss, rivers in urban areas are usually maintained or developed for their drainage function. Rivers are often the most important biophysical and ecological connection of cities with their surrounding ecosystems, although usually heavily altered due to urban impacts. For the conservation of urban rivers as ecological corridors, it is important to assess the impact of typical urban threats on habitat quality. In this study, we used the InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Environmental Services and Trade-offs) habitat quality model to assess the individual and combined impacts of built-up areas, first- and second-order road and water pollution from urban drainage, and wastewater discharge on habitat quality within a 200 m wide river corridor. The Pochote River in León, Nicaragua, was used as a case study. Our results show the spatial distribution and magnitude of the individual threat impacts, as well as the respective contribution of each threat to the overall impact of urbanization on the habitat quality within the river corridor. While close to the city center, all threats almost equally contributed to severe habitat degradation, while further downstream, an individual threat influence became more distinct with only water pollution having a consistent negative impact. We concluded that the InVEST habitat quality model can be used to assess the impact of typical urban threats on habitat quality in river corridors at a high spatial resolution. The results can help to improve urban planning and development to improve habitat conservation along urban rivers.

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Analyzing spatio-temporal changes and trade-offs to support the supply of multiple ecosystem services in Beijing, China

Cited by 110 publications

References 81 publications

Scenario analysis of ecosystem service changes and interactions in a mountain-oasis-desert system: a case study in Altay Prefecture, China

Scenario analysis of ecosystem service changes and interactions in a mountain-oasis-desert system: a case study in Altay Prefecture, China

Land use change drives the spatio-temporal variation of ecosystem services and their interactions along an altitudinal gradient in Brazil

A Conceptual Approach to Modeling the Geospatial Impact of Typical Urban Threats on the Habitat Quality of River Corridors

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