Net value of grassland ecosystem services in mainland China

Zheng, Xinyi; Zhang, Junze; Cao, Shixiong

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.07.043

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“…Terrestrial ecosystems are complicated, and different types of ecosystems (e.g., forestland and cropland) interact [ 54 , 55 , 56 ]. For the ESV s, forestland, grassland and waterbodies played significant roles in ecological restoration and the protection of the environment [ 10 , 57 ].…”

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The Impact on the Ecosystem Services Value of the Ecological Shelter Zone Reconstruction in the Upper Reaches Basin of the Yangtze River in China

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Yan

et al. 2018

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With regional socio-economic development and increasing population, the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystem environments on the earth’s surface have changed markedly. Ecological shelter zone reconstruction (ESZR) is an ecosystem restoration and conservation project, which aims to ensure the safety of the ecological environments of—regions and basins. We selected the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (from Yibin to Chongqing) as the study area and determined the connotation of ESZR. At the same time, the planning scope and construction content of the ecological barrier in this specific region have been preliminarily explored. Meanwhile, a set of related planning methods was proposed, the ecological effects of which were quantitatively assessed and confirmed through the calculation of ESVs. Compared with the conditions in 2005, the study showed that the value of the services of the whole ecosystem augmented significantly under the slope classification, increasing by 103.23%. At the same time, the land use pattern has been optimized, and the vegetation coverage has been enhanced. The ESZR can effectively improve the ecosystem service function of slope land (mainly slope > 25°) and the regional ecological environment, solve the rocky desertification of the study area and provide an effective decision in relation to supporting regional green sustainable development.

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The Impact on the Ecosystem Services Value of the Ecological Shelter Zone Reconstruction in the Upper Reaches Basin of the Yangtze River in China

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Yan

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“…For example, in the study, we assumed that the cropland ESV had homogeneity in the whole region, and extended the unit value of one region to all regions. In fact, cropland with different crop growing structures provides different ecosystem services functions (Zheng, Zhang & Cao, 2018). In a recent study, a series of ES evaluation models were used to reveal the relationship between land use structure and ecosystem, including InVEST (Ouyang et al, 2016), SolVES (Sherrouse, Semmens & Clement, 2014;Zhou et al, 2020), and Coupling Coordination Model (Sun et al, 2019).…”

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Spatio-temporal variation of ecosystem services value in the Northern Tianshan Mountain Economic zone from 1980 to 2030

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Rapid agricultural land expansion and urbanization have accelerated land use and land cover changes (LUCC) in the Northern Tianshan Mountain Economic Zone and have significantly impacted on the ecosystem services (ESs). However, the spatiotemporal variations of ecosystem service value (ESV) to LUCC are not well understood. Based on the land use and land cover (LULC) data from 1980 to 2019, we used a CA-Markov model to predict LUCC in 2020 and 2030, assess the spatial-temporal changes of ESV and LULC during 1980–2030, and explore the elastic response of ESV to LUCC. We found that cropland and built-up land expanded rapidly by 34.38% and 196.66%, respectively between 1980 and 2030, while grassland and unutilized land decreased significantly by 11.45% and 10.26%, respectively. The ESV of water body, cropland, grassland and forestland accounts for more than 90% of the total ESV. Our research shows that the ESV of cropland increased 32 million yuan from 1980 to 2030, mainly due to the expansion of cropland area. However, the loss caused by the reduction of grassland area was 45 million yuan. Water conservation, waste treatment, soil formation and retention, and biodiversity conservation are the primary ecosystem service function, accounting for 71.82% of the total ESV. Despite notable increases in the ESV from 1980 to 2010, grassland degradation still remains a main ecological and environmental issue from 2010 to 2030. The results suggest that effective land use policies should be developed to control the expansion of croplands and protect water body, grassland and forestland to maintain more sustainable ESs.

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“…Grassland is the largest ecosystem type in China with a total area of 393 million hectares, accounting for 42% of the country's territory [8]. The grassland in Inner Mongolia is the largest pasture in China, including Khorchin, Xilin Gol, Hulunbeier, Wulanchabu and Erdos (as shown in Figure 1).…”

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“…Although grassland ecosystems have an important global role, recent studies have shown that 49.2% of grasslands in the world are degrading [8]. The combination of climate change and natural disasters such as sandstorms and droughts has led to this issue, which is aggravated by human activities such as intensive agricultural production and overgrazing [9].…”

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The Valuation of Grassland Ecosystem Services in Inner Mongolia of China and Its Spatial Differences

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Economic valuation of grassland ecosystem services is important for protecting and restoring grassland ecosystems. This study aims to investigate Chinese netizens' willingness-to-pay (WTP) for protecting grassland ecosystem services in Inner Mongolia by using the contingent valuation method. The results indicate that 61.55% of respondents expressed a positive WTP. The mean WTP was estimated to be CNY 170.76 (USD 25.11) per person per year. We found that there is a significant spatial difference in respondent's WTP. Factors such as respondent age, education, household income and concern about grassland protection significantly affected their WTP. Younger, more educated and wealthier respondents have a higher probability of willingness to pay, and those who are concerned about grassland protection present a higher WTP. The regression results also show that distance from the grassland negatively affects the probability and values of people's WTP. Findings of this research provide useful policy implications for decision-makers involved in grassland protection and management.

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Net value of grassland ecosystem services in mainland China

Cited by 46 publications

References 30 publications

The Impact on the Ecosystem Services Value of the Ecological Shelter Zone Reconstruction in the Upper Reaches Basin of the Yangtze River in China

The Impact on the Ecosystem Services Value of the Ecological Shelter Zone Reconstruction in the Upper Reaches Basin of the Yangtze River in China

Spatio-temporal variation of ecosystem services value in the Northern Tianshan Mountain Economic zone from 1980 to 2030

The Valuation of Grassland Ecosystem Services in Inner Mongolia of China and Its Spatial Differences

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