The stakeholders'perceptions of forest ecosystem services(FESs)vary among different stakeholder groups.This study,using China's Shennongjia National Park Pilot(SNP)and Canada's Banff National Park(BNP)as c...The stakeholders'perceptions of forest ecosystem services(FESs)vary among different stakeholder groups.This study,using China's Shennongjia National Park Pilot(SNP)and Canada's Banff National Park(BNP)as case studies,identifies and evaluates the preference characteristics of key stakeholders(including farmers,individual operators,government officials,and tourists)toward various FESs.We utilized Q-methodology and semistructured interviews to conduct a sorting of 23 Q-statements regarding FESs,across 7 categories(ranging from−3 to+3),with 24 Q-participants.Stakeholders'preferences toward FESs were categorized into 3 common perspectives:tourism and culture,production and livelihood,and ecological conservation.Different types of stakeholders hold both consensus and divergence regarding their views on FESs.For instance,there was strong consensus on services related to“natural ecotourism and biodiversity conservation”,while stakeholders expressed strong opposition regarding services related to“forest protection”.Furthermore,stakeholders elucidated the reasons behind their preferences for different types of FESs.Overall,our study indicates that besides considering the services provided by forests themselves,policymakers also need to pay attention to the preferences and divergences in needs among stakeholders of national parks.This ensures a more comprehensive fulfillment of diverse societal needs and facilitates the formulation of more effective policies to promote the sustainable management and conservation of national parks.展开更多
Climate,land use and land cover(LULC)changes are among the primary driving forces of soil loss.Decoupling their effects can help in understanding the magnitude and trend of soil loss in response to human activities an...Climate,land use and land cover(LULC)changes are among the primary driving forces of soil loss.Decoupling their effects can help in understanding the magnitude and trend of soil loss in response to human activities and ecosystem management.Here,the RUSLE model was applied to estimate the spatial-temporal variations of soil loss rate in the Three Gorges Reservoir(TGR)area during 2001-2015,followed by a scenario design to decouple the effects of climate and LULC changes.The results showed that increasing rainfall generated as much as 2.90×10^(7)t soil loss in the TGR area.However,such effect was offset by changes in LULC particularly afforestation,which retained about 1.10×10^(7)t soil annually.Other human activities such as dam development and urbanization aggravated soil loss by as much as 1.40×10^(6)t annually.Because of land use policies that favor economic development,distinct spatial variances of soil loss were observed in TGR area.Soil loss in some counties located downstream of the TGR area(i.e.,close to the dam)was more influenced by dam development,but soil loss in the other counties was more influenced by urbanization.As climate change(i.e.,increasing rainfall)did not affect plant performance in TGR area,our findings suggested that ecological restoration was more beneficial to curb the amount of soil loss caused by urbanization and dam construction.展开更多
基金supported by the China Scholarship Council(grant no.202206760062)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.32471863)+2 种基金the Project of Background Resources Survey in Shennongjia National Park(SNJNP2023013)the Open Project Fund of Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Conservation Biology of Shennongjia Snubnosed Monkeys(SNJGKL2023013)UBC-APFNet National Park Research(grant no.GR025939)
文摘The stakeholders'perceptions of forest ecosystem services(FESs)vary among different stakeholder groups.This study,using China's Shennongjia National Park Pilot(SNP)and Canada's Banff National Park(BNP)as case studies,identifies and evaluates the preference characteristics of key stakeholders(including farmers,individual operators,government officials,and tourists)toward various FESs.We utilized Q-methodology and semistructured interviews to conduct a sorting of 23 Q-statements regarding FESs,across 7 categories(ranging from−3 to+3),with 24 Q-participants.Stakeholders'preferences toward FESs were categorized into 3 common perspectives:tourism and culture,production and livelihood,and ecological conservation.Different types of stakeholders hold both consensus and divergence regarding their views on FESs.For instance,there was strong consensus on services related to“natural ecotourism and biodiversity conservation”,while stakeholders expressed strong opposition regarding services related to“forest protection”.Furthermore,stakeholders elucidated the reasons behind their preferences for different types of FESs.Overall,our study indicates that besides considering the services provided by forests themselves,policymakers also need to pay attention to the preferences and divergences in needs among stakeholders of national parks.This ensures a more comprehensive fulfillment of diverse societal needs and facilitates the formulation of more effective policies to promote the sustainable management and conservation of national parks.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2017YFC0505603)the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Colleges,China University of Geosciences,Wuhan.
文摘Climate,land use and land cover(LULC)changes are among the primary driving forces of soil loss.Decoupling their effects can help in understanding the magnitude and trend of soil loss in response to human activities and ecosystem management.Here,the RUSLE model was applied to estimate the spatial-temporal variations of soil loss rate in the Three Gorges Reservoir(TGR)area during 2001-2015,followed by a scenario design to decouple the effects of climate and LULC changes.The results showed that increasing rainfall generated as much as 2.90×10^(7)t soil loss in the TGR area.However,such effect was offset by changes in LULC particularly afforestation,which retained about 1.10×10^(7)t soil annually.Other human activities such as dam development and urbanization aggravated soil loss by as much as 1.40×10^(6)t annually.Because of land use policies that favor economic development,distinct spatial variances of soil loss were observed in TGR area.Soil loss in some counties located downstream of the TGR area(i.e.,close to the dam)was more influenced by dam development,but soil loss in the other counties was more influenced by urbanization.As climate change(i.e.,increasing rainfall)did not affect plant performance in TGR area,our findings suggested that ecological restoration was more beneficial to curb the amount of soil loss caused by urbanization and dam construction.
