Spatio-Temporal Variation of the Ecosystem Service Value in Qilian Mountain National Park (Gansu Area) Based on Land Use

Pu, Lili; Lu, Chunxia; Yang, Xuedi; Chen, Xingpeng

doi:10.3390/land12010201

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“…This was mainly due to the increase in socio-economic pressure and tourism activity pressure indicators (Figures 3 and 4) [20]. As the ecological environment improved, it attracted a large number of tourists to visit the QLMs, leading to an increasing density of tourist visitors (Figure 4c,d) [38]. The continuous increase in tourism activity pressure has led to a decrease in EECC in some local areas.…”

Section: Causes Of Changes In Eeccmentioning

confidence: 98%

Assessment of Ecotourism Environmental Carrying Capacity in the Qilian Mountains, Northwest China

Du,

Guan,

Sun

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Ecotourism is the main trend of global tourism development, and evaluating the ecotourism environmental carrying capacity (EECC) of ecologically fragile areas can provide a scientific basis for the sustainable development of regional tourism. This study uses the typical fragile mountain area, the Qilian Mountains (QLMs), as an example and analyzes the spatial and temporal changes in EECC by constructing an evaluation indicator system of EECC, which is based on the framework of “natural ecological environment support—socio-economic pressure—tourism activity pressure”. In the results, it is found that the natural ecological environment support, socio-economic pressure, and tourism activity pressure in the QLMs all present a spatial distribution pattern of higher in the southeast and lower in the northwest. From a temporal perspective, most of the indicators of different subsystems show an increasing trend. The whole area of EECC in the QLMs shows an increasing trend in 85.4% of the region, while the EECC in some areas in the southeastern and northern parts shows a decreasing trend. Comparing different time periods, it is found that the EECC in the whole region shows an increasing trend from 2000 to 2010, while the proportion of areas with a decreasing trend in EECC from 2010 to 2018 reaches 67.1%. The research results can provide a scientific basis for the sustainable development of ecotourism in the QLMs and other similar regions in the world, and they further contribute to the protection of the ecological environment.

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Section: Causes Of Changes In Eeccmentioning

confidence: 98%

Assessment of Ecotourism Environmental Carrying Capacity in the Qilian Mountains, Northwest China

Du,

Guan,

Sun

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…Many scholars have conducted ESV assessments for important river basins [20,21], forests [22], mangroves [23], coastal areas [24], and agricultural land [25] using the INVEST model method. The method used to evaluate the value equivalent factor per unit area is a dynamic valuation method for ES in China, proposed by Xiegao Di [26], which has been widely used in studies of ecosystem service valuation in spatially heterogeneous ecosystems [27,28]. In this study, the method allows for a more visual comparison of high and low ecosystem service values across gradient zones, which will be calculated based on a modified ESV equivalent scale.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Study of the Ecosystem Service Value Gradient at the Land–Water Interface Zone of the Xijiang River Mainstem

Huang,

Deng,

Xiao

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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The ecosystem service value (ESV) gradient-evolution pattern of a river basin’s land and water-intertwined zones has a variety of ecosystem service values, such as biodiversity conservation, water conservation, water purification, etc. The study of the ecosystem service value (ESV) gradient-evolution pattern of a river basin’s land and water-intertwined zones will provide a scientific basis for the construction and protection of the ecological security pattern of the river basins. In this study, we combined the unit area equivalent factor method and geographically weighted regression (GWR) model to classify and analyze the gradient change pattern of ESV upstream, downstream, and along the river of the Guangdong mainstream section of the Xijiang River in China, and the conclusions are as follows: (1) The corresponding ESV share of each land use type was in the following order: water bodies > broad-leaved forest > artificial wetland > scrub > paddy field > coniferous forest > natural wetland > grassland. The level of each type of ESV does not depend entirely on the size of the area but is determined by the ecosystem service functions it can provide and the level of ESV per unit area; (2) the relationship between land use types along both sides of the river in the Guangdong section of the Xijiang River Basin shows a tendency to shift from water ecosystems to terrestrial ecosystems, and the ESV gradually decreases with the increase in distance from the water. (3) The upstream to the downstream area showed a trend of changing from terrestrial ecosystems to aquatic ecosystems, such as broad-leaved forests, scrublands, water bodies, artificial wetlands, etc., and the mean land ESV showed a general trend of undulating change and decline with the reduction in the distance from the downstream area. (4) Natural factors, such as the topography and geomorphology of the basin and the socio-economic factors of power consumption, influence the spatial distribution characteristics of the ESV in the region; among them, socio-economic factors, such as total power consumption, industrial exhaust gas emissions, industrial wastewater emissions, etc., in the economically developed areas of the Xijiang River Basin are the determinants of the changes in ESV, which are generated by human living and production activities, and these indirectly affect the magnitude of the ESV by influencing the factors of temperature and gas.

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“…A series of studies on the first batch of Chinese national parks and pilot parks, among which Chen's systematic study on the habitat quality of five officially established national parks was based on land use data and the InVEST model [21] and a trend analysis over a 40-year time series was conducted. Pu conducted a systematic study on the changes in the ecosystem service value caused by land use changes in the Gansu area of Qilian Mountain National Park from 2000 to 2019 [22].…”

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China’s National Park Construction Contributes to Carbon Peaking and Neutrality Goals

Wang

Song

Shi

et al. 2023

Land

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The official establishment of China’s national parks marks a new stage in the construction of China’s ecological civilization system. National parks systematically protect the areas with the richest biodiversity and the most complete ecosystem processes in China. This is beneficial not only for China’s natural conservation work, but also for the world’s response to environmental issues, such as climate change. Based on remote sensing images of land use in the four periods 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020, this study calculated the land use changes in each national park during the corresponding period. Using the Plus model LEAS module, the driving factors of land use change in the national parks were studied and explored. In addition, the study used the InVEST model carbon storage module, using remote sensing images from different periods and the corresponding carbon pools of each national park as the basic data for model operation, to obtain the carbon storage changes in each national park over the past 30 years. Based on the hotspot analysis function, the hotspot areas of carbon storage changes in the national parks in the past 30 years were determined. Consequently, based on the CARS module of the PLUS model, the carbon storage in Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park in 2030 was estimated under different scenarios. Research suggested that, except for Sanjiangyuan National Park where grassland is the main land use type, the other four national parks are all dominated by forests, and the expansion and changes in the main land use types were due to human activities. In the past 30 years, the carbon storage in China’s national park ecosystem has mainly shown a trend of first increasing and then gradually decreasing. Based on the changes in carbon storage in the national park, restoration scenarios were simulated for the core protected and generally controlled areas of Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park. Under the ideal scenario, the highest value of carbon storage would be achieved by 2030, which would be 7,468,250 t higher than that in 2020. The present study provides a reference for the regional management of China’s national parks and further confirms that the implementation of the national park system can enhance China’s ability to achieve carbon peaking and neutrality goals.

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Spatio-Temporal Variation of the Ecosystem Service Value in Qilian Mountain National Park (Gansu Area) Based on Land Use

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

Assessment of Ecotourism Environmental Carrying Capacity in the Qilian Mountains, Northwest China

Assessment of Ecotourism Environmental Carrying Capacity in the Qilian Mountains, Northwest China

Study of the Ecosystem Service Value Gradient at the Land–Water Interface Zone of the Xijiang River Mainstem

China’s National Park Construction Contributes to Carbon Peaking and Neutrality Goals

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