Progress in ecosystem services research: A guide for scholars and practitioners

Torres, Angélica Valencia; Tiwari, Chetan; Atkinson, Samuel F.

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101267

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“…Among them, the area of forest land decreased continuously, the proportion of construction land increased, and the habitat was degraded. (2) In the past 20 years, the overall spatial distribution pattern of the ESs was high in the south and low in the north, and the water purification, carbon storage, and habitat quality services declined.…”

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Spatial-Temporal Variations and Trade-Offs of Ecosystem Services in Anhui Province, China

Yang

Zhang

Qiu

et al. 2023

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Research on the spatiotemporal evolution and trade-offs of ecosystem services (ESs) is important for optimizing the ecological security barrier system and promoting coordinated socio-economic development. Natural factors, e.g., climate change, and human factors, e.g., unreasonable land use, have impacted and damaged ecosystem structure and function, leading to challenges with ES trade-offs and the spatial identification of priority protected areas. Here, the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of five ESs (water yield, nitrogen export, soil retention, carbon storage, and habitat quality) in Anhui Province, China, from 2000–2020 were analyzed based on the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs (InVEST) model. The trade-offs and spatial patterns among different ESs were explored using Pearson correlation and hotspot analyses; the dynamics of natural growth, cultivated land protection, and ecological protection scenarios for ESs in 2030 were simulated and analyzed by coupling InVEST with the patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model. The results reveal the following. (1) From 2000–2020, increases in water yield and soil retention occurred, with concurrent declines in the other services; the total nitrogen high-value area was mainly concentrated in the plain, with the other services’ high-value areas mainly concentrated in the Dabieshan and Southern Anhui Mountains, with each ES showing similar spatial distributions across years. (2) The ESs were mainly synergistic, with trade-offs mainly between nitrogen export and other services. (3) Hotspot overlap between water yield and the other ESs was relatively low; no more than 6.53% of ecosystems per unit area provided five ESs simultaneously. (4) Other than water yield, the ecological protection scenario was more conducive to improving ecosystem functions. This study’s results indicate inadequate synergy among ESs in Anhui Province; competition among land types must be further balanced in the future. This study provides a basic reference for implementing ecological projects and constructing ecological security patterns.

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“…Ecosystem services (ESs) are defined as various benefits that humans obtain either directly (e.g., water conservation) or indirectly (e.g., waste disposal) through the structure, process and function of an ecosystem [1][2][3]. Research on ESs is an effective way to address sustainability challenges and maintain human wellbeing [4].…”

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Spatial-Temporal Variations and Trade-Offs of Ecosystem Services in Anhui Province, China

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Zhang

Qiu

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“…An urban agglomeration is an important aspect and endpoint of urbanization for rural hinterlands. The impact of the social, economic, and land development processes caused by rapid regional urbanization on ecosystem services is a research topic of academic concern [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. It is predicted that in the first 50 years of the 21st century, urban development will eventually result in 60-70% degradation of ecosystem services worldwide.…”

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Spatial Responses of Ecosystem Service Value during the Development of Urban Agglomerations

Yang

Sun

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This study analyzed data from 1995, 2005, and 2015 using mathematical calculations, spatial analysis, and a geographically weighted regression model. The results showed that from 1995 to 2015, the comprehensive regional development degree (RDD) of urban agglomeration in the middle of Jilin Province increased overall, with the average RDD increasing from 0.250 in 1995 to 0.323 in 2015. Especially in Changchun, a sub-provincial city, the RDD increased by nearly one-third, and the gap between this and other cities has been increasing. However, the ecosystem service value (ESV) decreased overall, with the average ESV decreasing from 108.3 in 1995 to 105.4 in 2015, and showed a strong spatial correlation. The maximum quantile in southeast–northwest direction was 1.712, with good homogeneity. The spatial influence coefficient of the RDD on the ESV showed a trend from positive to negative in the northwest–southeast direction. This value decreased continuously while the negative agglomeration area was gradually expanding, corresponding to the stressful effects of the RDD on ESV. The results of this study can provide a reference for urban planning and development as well as encourage reasonable regional spatial planning to ensure the sustainable development of urban agglomerations.

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“…However, little research has discussed ESs changes under the future urbanization trend (Xu et al, 2020). The estimations of ESs in the future are needed to inform land-use decision-makers to achieve a win-win situation between urban development and ecological conservation (Rodríguez et al, 2006; Torres et al, 2021).…”

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Ecosystem services dynamics towards SDGs in the Belt and Road Initiative cities

Yue

Xiong

Liu

et al. 2022

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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In the unprecedented global changes, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become a common beacon for all countries’ development worldwide. Systemic analysis of the ecosystem services (ESs) changes during rapid urbanization can provide helpful information for ecosystem management toward the 2030 SDGs. However, existing research seldom focuses on simulating future scenarios of SDG-oriented urbanization and associated ESs changes. We proposed three 2030 SDGs-related urbanization scenarios: the baseline development scenario (BDS), ecological protection scenario (EPS), and rapid urbanization scenario (RUS). We further evaluated the three ESs component changes and synergies, including habitat quality (HQ), carbon storage (CS), and water yield (WY) till 2030, using the cases of 67 capital cities in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Region. Results reveal that most cities will face ESs loss from 2020 to 2030. EPS can effectively alleviate the ESs loss and assist the ESs increment. The correlations between ESs components vary in the degree among the three scenarios. HQ and CS have a robust synergetic relationship in most cities. The correlations between CS and WY, and HQ and WY are mostly synergetic except for a few western Asian cities. The EPS can stabilize the ecosystem structure and facilitate SDG-oriented development. The findings help achieve sustainable urbanization by conserving ESs guided by the SDGs.

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Progress in ecosystem services research: A guide for scholars and practitioners

Cited by 66 publications

References 716 publications

Spatial-Temporal Variations and Trade-Offs of Ecosystem Services in Anhui Province, China

Spatial-Temporal Variations and Trade-Offs of Ecosystem Services in Anhui Province, China

Spatial Responses of Ecosystem Service Value during the Development of Urban Agglomerations

Ecosystem services dynamics towards SDGs in the Belt and Road Initiative cities

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