How do natural and human factors influence ecosystem services changing? A case study in two most developed regions of China

Kang, Jieming; Li, Chunlin; Zhang, Baolei; Zhang, Jing; Li, Meirui; Hu, Yuanman

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.109891

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“…In particular, PRE, TEM, and slope were the dominant factors influencing the ES supply, exhibiting a positive effect on the ES supply. These findings are similar to those of Fang et al [63] in the Yangtze River Basin, Kang et al [5] in the Yangtze River Delta and Wu et al [49] in China. Moreover, this study revealed that CLR was the most important factor affecting the ES supply (Figure 4).…”

Section: Influence Of Socioecological Factors On Ecosystem Servicessupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Moreover, this study revealed that CLR was the most important factor affecting the ES supply (Figure 4). Unlike our findings, previous studies have shown that the woodland ratio had the greatest influence on the ES supply [5,63]. A possible reason for their observation is that only several key ESs were selected for quantification, such as water yield, soil conservation, carbon storage, and water purification [63].…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Ecosystem services (ESs) refer to the various benefits or products that ecosystems directly or indirectly provide to human beings [1][2][3]. Therefore, ecosystems can deliver multiple ESs to meet the demands of human survival and social development [4][5][6]. According to the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (V5.1, https://cices.eu/, accessed on 15 July 2023), these multiple ESs are usually classified into three categories: provisioning, regulating and cultural services [7][8][9].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Exploring the Response of Ecosystem Services to Socioecological Factors in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

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Understanding the response of the mechanisms driving ecosystem services (ESs) to socioecological factors is imperative for regional sustainable ecosystem management. However, previous studies of the mechanisms driving ESs have focused more on the degree and direction (positive and negative) of effects on ES supply or the supply–demand balance, while their nonlinear response processes have not been fully considered. In this study, a theoretical framework was developed through integrating land use/land cover data and supply and demand matrices with random forest models to assess response processes, including the relative importance and marginal effects, of essential factors that drive ES demand, supply, and supply–demand balance. Using the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) as an example, our results indicated that the ES deficit regions (332 of 1070 counties or 14.45% of the area) of the YREB were located mainly in the three national urban agglomerations. Moreover, this study indicated that natural environmental factors (such as slope and precipitation) significantly influence the supply and supply–demand balance of ESs, while socioeconomic factors (such as cropland ratios and population density) profoundly influence the demand for ESs. However, cropland ratios were the most important drivers of ES supply, demand, and supply–demand balance in the YREB. Moreover, three types of response processes were identified in this study: logarithmic increase, logarithmic decrease, and volatility increase. Specific driving factors (e.g., proportion of cropland area, precipitation, population density, and slope) had significant threshold effects on the supply–demand balance of ESs. The turning points that can be extracted from these response processes should be recommended for ecosystem restoration projects to maintain regional sustainable ecosystem management.

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Section: Influence Of Socioecological Factors On Ecosystem Servicessupporting

confidence: 91%

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Exploring the Response of Ecosystem Services to Socioecological Factors in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

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“…Nevertheless, in the wake of urban expansion, industrial growth, and socio-economic progress, certain land-use practices that are not sustainable have caused considerable harm to natural ecosystems [27][28][29]. This has led to a marked reduction in the value of regional ecosystem services and has weakened the ecosystems' ability to offer vital functions [30][31][32]. As the conflict between ecological and socio-economic development intensifies, an urgent issue presents itself: whether finite natural resources and delicate ecosystems can endure the demands of continuous global socio-economic growth.…”

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Dynamic Land-Use Patterns and the Associated Impacts on Ecosystem Services Value in Putian City, China

Peng,

Wu,

Lin

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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Human actions have led to consistent and profound alterations in land use, which in turn have had a notable effect on the services provided by ecosystems. In this research, the Google Earth Engine (GEE) was initially employed to perform a supervised classification of Landsat satellite images from 2000 to 2020, which allowed us to obtain land-use data for Putian City, China. Next, the geo-informatic Tupu model and the revised valuation model were used to explore the spatial attributes and ecological effects of land-use changes (LUCs). Subsequently, EEH (eco-economic harmony), ESTD (ecosystem services tradeoffs and synergies degree index), and ESDA (exploratory spatial data analysis) methods were employed to further analyze the coordination level, trade-offs, synergies, and spatial patterns of ecological-economic system development. The findings revealed that: (1) The land-use composition in Putian City was predominantly cultivated land and forest land, with other types of land intermixed. Concurrently, there was an ongoing trend of expansion in urban areas. (2) ESV in Putian City exhibited an upward trend, increasing from 15.4 billion CNY to 23.1 billion CNY from 2000 to 2020. (3) ESV exhibited an imbalance in spatial distribution, with high-high agglomeration areas concentrated in the central part of Putian City and the coastal region of Hanjiang District, while low-low agglomeration areas were prevalent in Xianyou County in the southwest, Xiuyu District along the coast, and Licheng District in the urban center. (4) Synergistic relationships among ESs predominated, though the trade-off relationship showed a tendency to expand. (5) The ecological environment and economic progress in Putian City collectively faced a region of potential risk. The findings of this study are intended to serve as a guide for improving the distribution of land resources and for developing strategies that ensure the sustainable development of the region’s socio-economic framework.

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“…Following the definition of previous scholars, the role of the ecological security pattern is the sustainability of ecosystem health and services [2,41]; therefore, when identifying ecological sources, we take into account the significant ecosystem services provided by the YRD [42][43][44]. To create better ecological corridors, connectivity is another factor we take into account.…”

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confidence: 99%

Construction of an Ecological Security Pattern in Yangtze River Delta Based on Circuit Theory

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Ecological corridors can improve the connectivity between different habitat regions, ultimately halting the loss of biodiversity and habitat fragmentation. Building ecological corridors is a crucial step in protecting biodiversity. Ecological corridors had previously been built primarily on nature reserves, ignoring ecosystem services. In this study, a novel approach to building ecological corridors is put forth that takes into account a variety of ecosystem services, morphological spatial pattern analysis (MSPA), and connectivity methodologies to identify significant ecological sources. Ecological corridors and significant strategic nodes are created based on the minimum cumulative resistance model (MCR) and circuit theory in order to construct the Yangtze River Delta’s ecological security pattern. The research found that: (1) the identified ecological sources are 90,821.84 km2, and the total length of ecological corridors is 4704.03 km. (2) In total, 141 ecological restoration areas are identified, with a total area of 2302.77 km2; 151 ecological protection areas are identified, with a total area of 5303.43 km2. This study can provide valuable insights into the establishment of ecological patterns and the construction of priority restoration and protection areas in the ecological restoration of the Yangtze River Delta.

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How do natural and human factors influence ecosystem services changing? A case study in two most developed regions of China

Cited by 19 publications

References 63 publications

Exploring the Response of Ecosystem Services to Socioecological Factors in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Exploring the Response of Ecosystem Services to Socioecological Factors in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Dynamic Land-Use Patterns and the Associated Impacts on Ecosystem Services Value in Putian City, China

Construction of an Ecological Security Pattern in Yangtze River Delta Based on Circuit Theory

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