Northwest China serves as a critical ecological barrier region for maintaining national water,energy,and food security,as well as transboundary ecological governance.However,under the dual pressures of climate change ...Northwest China serves as a critical ecological barrier region for maintaining national water,energy,and food security,as well as transboundary ecological governance.However,under the dual pressures of climate change and human activities,ecosystem services(ESs)are facing severe challenges in this region.Based on multi-source remote sensing and statistical data during 2000–2020,this study investigated the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of four key ESs(water yield,habitat quality,carbon storage,and food provisioning)in Northwest China using the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs(InVEST)model.Integrating morphological spatial pattern analysis(MSPA)and circuit theory,we identified ecological sources,corridors,pinch points,and barriers,and further designed three optimization scenarios(bottleneck optimization,high-resistance corridor buffering,and barrier removal optimization)to enhance landscape connectivity.The results revealed that ES supply and demand exhibited marked spatial heterogeneity,with high-supply areas concentrated in the southeastern sectors.Ecological sources primarily distributed in the southeastern and northern sectors,and ecological resistance surfaces continuously intensified.Water yield and habitat quality demands were increasing,food provisioning demand was decreasing,and carbon storage demand was surging.A total of 61 ecological sources(8%of the study area),142 ecological corridors(24,957 km in total length),237 ecological pinch points,and 89 barrier zones were identified.Among the three optimization scenarios,barrier removal achieved optimal connectivity improvement across all distance thresholds,with the probability of connectivity index improvement reaching up to 4%.This study provides scientific foundations and spatial decision support for ecological network optimization and sustainable governance in arid and semi-arid areas.展开更多
In their recent paper Pereira et al.(2025)claim that validation is overlooked in mapping and modelling of ecosystem services(ES).They state that“many studies lack critical evaluation of the results and no validation ...In their recent paper Pereira et al.(2025)claim that validation is overlooked in mapping and modelling of ecosystem services(ES).They state that“many studies lack critical evaluation of the results and no validation is provided”and that“the validation step is largely overlooked”.This assertion may have been true several years ago,for example,when Ochoa and Urbina-Cardona(2017)made a similar observation.However,there has been much work on ES model validation over the last decade.展开更多
Understanding how ecological engineering influences the trade-offs and synergies among regional ecosystem services can provide valuable insights for enhancing ecosystem functionality and promoting a virtuous and susta...Understanding how ecological engineering influences the trade-offs and synergies among regional ecosystem services can provide valuable insights for enhancing ecosystem functionality and promoting a virtuous and sustainable ecological cycle.This study focuses on the Changbai Mountain region,a key ecological conservation area in northeastern China.It employs global spatial autocorrelation analysis and bivariate spatial correlation methods to explore the spatial patterns of five key ecosystem services—soil retention,carbon sequestration,water purification,habitat quality,and water yield—as well as the spatial heterogeneity of the trade-offs and synergies among them.The results indicate that:(1)Forest land is the dominant land-use type in the study area,with land-use changes primarily occurring among grassland,forest,and cropland.(2)The implementation of the“Mountain-River Project”has significantly enhanced ecosystem service capacities.Specifically,the average habitat quality has remained stable at 0.97;average water yield increased from 716 mm to 743 mm;average nitrogen purification rose from 0.025 to 0.028;and total soil retention increased from 8.7×10^(7)tons to 5.09×10^(8)tons.(3)Synergistic relationships dominate the interactions among individual ecosystem services in the Changbai Mountain region.The implementation of ecological engineering has further strengthened synergies—particularly among soil retention,water yield,and other services.However,the short-term impacts of the project have somewhat weakened the synergies between water purification and other ecosystem services.These findings offer a novel perspective for understanding the effects of ecological engineering on ecosystem services and provide a scientific basis for future ecological restoration planning and management.展开更多
Lhasa,one of the world's highest cities,confronts the challenge of harmonizing cultural heritage preservation with ecological protection.Assessing the spatiotemporal dynamics of ecosystem service value(ESV)in its ...Lhasa,one of the world's highest cities,confronts the challenge of harmonizing cultural heritage preservation with ecological protection.Assessing the spatiotemporal dynamics of ecosystem service value(ESV)in its central urban area is therefore critical for informing future urban planning and land management.This study systematically analyzed land use evolution,the spatiotemporal characteristics of ecosystem services,and ecological network construction within Lhasa's central urban area.It integrated multi-source data,including Landsat remote sensing imagery from 2000,2010,and 2023,with multiple modeling methods such as the InVEST model,MaxEnt for cultural service assessment,the Minimum Cumulative Resistance(MCR)model,and circuit theory.Based on these analyses,optimization strategies were proposed.The results indicate that from 2000 to 2023,areas of cultivated land,grassland,and water bodies decreased by 7.47%,6.85%,and 0.68%,respectively,while wetland and forest areas expanded by 1.44%and 0.64%.Construction land exhibited significant expansion(12.94%),leading to an overall ESV reduction of 462.8×10^(5)yuan.Vegetation coverage was identified as the pivotal factor influencing ESV distribution,with higher values concentrated in the Lhasa River Basin and near the Lhalu Wetland,diminishing towards the urban core.Furthermore,spatial autocorrelation analysis revealed significant positive spatial clustering,with low-low aggregation in the eastern and central regions and high-high aggregation in the Lhasa River Basin and its surrounding water bodies.Moreover,based on a comprehensive ecosystem service assessment,11 ecological source sites were identified,primarily in the southwestern mountains and northeastern foothills.A comprehensive resistance surface,incorporating factors such as elevation,Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI),and land use,facilitated the extraction of 23 potential ecological corridors totaling 124.96 km in length.Topological network analysis indicated high redundancy and connectivity;however,marginal source sites relying on single connections exhibited significant vulnerability to rupture.Additionally,the application of circuit theory identified 30 ecological pinch points(current density≥1.5 A/km^(2))and 23 obstacle points,revealing significant blockages to ecological flow along the Qinghai-Xizang Highway,within the old city,and in other areas of high-intensity human activity.To address the identified network deficiencies—‘scattered cores,fragmented corridors,and insufficient resilience’—this study proposes an optimization strategy conceptualized as‘one vein,three corridors,and multiple cores’.Recommendations for enhancing network resilience include the delineation of ecological protection red lines,the integration of plateau-adapted technologies,and the fostering of community governance mechanisms.This approach aims to provide a scientific basis for constructing an ecological security pattern and promoting sustainable development in plateau cities.Ultimately,this research contributes to the enhancement of ecological well-being in the Himalayan region.展开更多
Understanding the scale-dependent dynamics of ecosystem services(ESs)and their socio-ecological drivers is essential for sustainable development.While many studies rely on static or single-scale approaches,this resear...Understanding the scale-dependent dynamics of ecosystem services(ESs)and their socio-ecological drivers is essential for sustainable development.While many studies rely on static or single-scale approaches,this research employs an integrated multi-temporal(2000–2020)and multi-scale(grid,county,and landscape levels)framework to investigate China’s Central Asian frontier,a representative dryland region.We quantified six ESs:habitat quality(HQ),net primary productivity(NPP),carbon sequestration(CS),water yield(WY),soil conservation(SC),and grain production(GP).Furthermore,we explored their interrelationships and identified the drivers influencing these services across different spatial scales.Our results revealed divergent ES trajectories:the declining HQ(−0.03 a^(−1)),NPP(−0.43 t km^(−2)a^(−1)),and SC(−3.41 t ha a^(−1))contrasted with rising WY(+2.33 mm a^(−1)),GP(+0.06 t km^(−2)a^(−1)),and CS(+0.02 t km^(−2)a^(−1)).The ES relationships were predominantly synergistic,while HQ–WY exhibited a trade-off(grid:−0.03;county:−0.02;landscape:−0.03)at temporal dimension but a synergistic relationship(grid:0.45;county:0.92;landscape:0.92)at spatial dimension.As spatial scale increased,SC–CS shifted from synergy(grid:0.001)to trade-off(county:−0.01;landscape:−0.005)in the temporal dimension,while all trade-off relationships in the spatial dimension were transformed into synergies.Key drivers of ES relationships varied with spatial scale:fraction vegetation coverage(FVC)and leaf area index(LAI)at the grid scale,annual precipitation(MAP)and soil moisture(SMA)at the county scale,and population density(POP),gross domestic product(GDP),and silt content(Silt)at the landscape scale.Based on the multi-scale findings,the study divides northern Xinjiang into Grain Priority Region,Ecological Priority Region,and Desert Containment Region,and proposes tailored management recommendations,offering a flexible framework for balancing ecological and socioeconomic needs.展开更多
The Guangdong,Jiangxi and Fujian(GJF)provinces,located in the subtropical region of southeastern China,is one of the national key regions for soil erosion control and ecological restoration.This region is characterize...The Guangdong,Jiangxi and Fujian(GJF)provinces,located in the subtropical region of southeastern China,is one of the national key regions for soil erosion control and ecological restoration.This region is characterized by extensive red soil development and high rainfall erosivity,making it a representative landscape for exploring the interactions between land use change(LUC)and ecosystem services(ES).Despite the recognized importance of ES in hilly regions,comprehensive assessing the impacts of LUC on ES remain limited.This study investigates five key ES:water yield,soil conservation,carbon conservation,food supply,and habitat quality in GJF region from 2000 to 2020.By applying the InVEST model and the Geodetector method,we assessed the trade-offs,synergies,and transitions among ES,identified the natural and social drivers of ES dynamics,and quantified the contribution of LUC to ES changes using the ecosystem service contribution index.The results showed that cropland and woodland were the dominant land use types.Ecological restoration efforts positively influenced ES,with synergies intensifying and trade-offs diminishing over time.Land use conversions,particularly among woodland,grassland,and cropland,exerted significant impacts on ES.In particular,the conversion of woodland to other land uses had markedly negative effects on soil conservation,carbon conservation,and habitat quality.Forest cover was identified as a major driver of ES dynamics.These findings highlight the importance of maintaining and expanding forest and grassland cover,strengthening red soil conservation,and optimizing land use structure to achieve coordinated ecological protection and socioeconomic development in the subtropical hilly regions of southern China.展开更多
A comprehensive assessment of grain supply,demand,and ecosystem service flows is essential for identifying grain movement pathways,ensuring regional grain security,and guiding sustainable management strategies.However...A comprehensive assessment of grain supply,demand,and ecosystem service flows is essential for identifying grain movement pathways,ensuring regional grain security,and guiding sustainable management strategies.However,current studies primarily focus on short-term grain provision services while neglecting the spatiotemporal variations in grain flows across different scales.This gap limits the identification of dynamic matching relationships and the formulation of optimization strategies for balancing grain flows.This study examined the spatiotemporal evolution of grain supply and demand in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei(BTH)region from 1980 to 2020.Using the Enhanced TwoStep Floating Catchment Area method,the grain provision ecosystem service flows were quantified,the changes in supply–demand matching under different grain flow scenarios were analyzed and the optimal distance threshold for grain flows was investigated.The results revealed that grain production follows a spatial distribution pattern characterized by high levels in the southeast and low levels in the northwest.A significant mismatch exists between supply and demand,and it shows a scale effect.Deficit areas are mainly concentrated in the northwest,while surplus areas are mainly located in the central and southern regions.As the spatial scale increases,the ecosystem service supply–demand ratio(SDR)classification becomes more clustered,while it exhibits greater spatial SDR heterogeneity at smaller scales.This study examined two distinct scenarios of grain provision ecosystem service flow dynamics based on 100 and 200 km distance thresholds.The flow increased significantly,from 2.17 to 11.81million tons in the first scenario and from 2.41 to 12.37 million tons in the second scenario over nearly 40 years,forming a spatial movement pattern from the central and southern regions to the surrounding areas.Large flows were mainly concentrated in the interior of urban centers,with significant outflows between cities such as Baoding,Shijiazhuang,Xingtai,and Hengshui.At the county scale,supply–demand matching patterns remained consistent between the grain flows in the two scenarios.Notably,incorporating grain flow dynamics significantly reduced the number of grain-deficit areas compared to scenarios without grain flow.In 2020,grain-deficit counties decreased by28.79 and 37.88%,and cities by 12.50 and 25.0%under the two scenarios,respectively.Furthermore,the distance threshold for achieving optimal supply and demand matching at the county scale was longer than at the city scale in both grain flow scenarios.This study provides valuable insights into the dynamic relationships and heterogeneous patterns of grain matching,and expands the research perspective on grain and ecosystem service flows across various spatiotemporal scales.展开更多
Numerous economically underdeveloped and ecologically fragile areas in southern China's mountainous regions face increasing challenges in achieving sustainable development. A comparative analysis of ecosystem serv...Numerous economically underdeveloped and ecologically fragile areas in southern China's mountainous regions face increasing challenges in achieving sustainable development. A comparative analysis of ecosystem service responses to land use scenarios, incorporating adaptive valuation coefficients, can reveal actionable pathways to reconcile sustainable development and ecological conservation in mountainous regions. In this study, the ecosystem service value(ESV) dynamics in the Hunan–Jiangxi Border Region(HJBR), which is a representative old revolutionary base with a relatively undeveloped economy, were investigated by integrating historical land use data analysis from 2000 to 2020 and adopting patch-generating land use simulation(PLUS) modelling. Three policy-responsive scenarios, namely, natural growth(NGS), farmland protection(FPS), and ecological protection(EPS), were systematically developed to project ESV variations for 2030 and 2040. Our analysis revealed that from 2000 to 2020, urban sprawl and water body expansion occurred at the expense of forestland, cultivated land, and grassland, yet yield-driven productivity improvements increased the ESV by 227.30%(equivalent to ¥250.0 billion). By 2040, the NGS achieves the greatest ESV increase(¥189.895 billion) while fully accommodating urban land demand;the FPS yields the smallest ESV increase(¥148.169 billion), with the EPS occupying an intermediate position(¥182.207 billion). Climate regulation and hydrological services dominate ecological functions, collectively exceeding 49% across all the scenarios and periods. By 2040, most service functions exhibit growth trends except for a 0.30% water supply decline under the FPS, whereas the EPS demonstrates balanced development through multidimensional service enhancements. These findings underscore the necessity of integrating ecological safeguards into land use planning frameworks to ensure sustainable regional development.展开更多
Within the context of global climate change and rapid urbanization,increasing urban resilience(UR)is especially important in the arid region of Northwest China(ANC),where fragile ecosystems and an uneven water distrib...Within the context of global climate change and rapid urbanization,increasing urban resilience(UR)is especially important in the arid region of Northwest China(ANC),where fragile ecosystems and an uneven water distribution create significant sustainability challenges.In this study,a coupled UR-water ecosystem services(WESs)framework was developed on the basis of 1-km resolution remote sensing data for the 2000–2020 period obtained from the Landsat series,Defense Meteorological Satellite Program(DMSP)/Operational Linescan System(OLS),and Global Precipitation Measurement(GPM),among other sources.Within the framework,the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs(InVEST)model was incorporated to provide a WES indicator system.Moreover,entropy weighting was employed to quantify both UR and WES indicators;the coupling coordination degree(CCD)model was used to measure the coupled relationship between UR and WESs;an extreme gradient boosting(XGBoost)-SHapley Additive exPlanations(SHAP)interpretation approach was adopted to identify key drivers and underlying mechanisms;and Geographically Weighted Regression(GWR)was applied to capture spatial distribution characteristics of major driving factors.The results indicated that UR steadily increased from 4.60×10^(-3) to 10.24×10^(-3),whereas WESs followed an inverted V-shaped trend,with a peak value observed in 2010(11.84×10^(-3)).The CCD remained consistently low(mean:0.0166–0.0246)and exhibited considerable spatial heterogeneity.Notably,the degree of coordination was greater in the oasis and mountain core areas but significantly lower at desert areas.XGBoost-SHAP model analysis revealed six key drivers influencing various states of the CCD between UR and WESs systems.The contributions of these factors could be ranked as follows:water yield(WY;24.30%)>farmland area per capita(FP;21.10%)>gross domestic product(GDP)per capita(GDPC;19.00%)>soil retention(SR;14.90%)>population density(PD;5.42%)>water purification(WP;4.40%).In contrast,in UR system,WP(53.66%)and SR(31.62%)served as the dominant drivers.Moreover,the dominant drivers shifted from a combination of natural and socioeconomic factors in StateⅠ(sustainable high resilience)to primarily socioeconomic factors in StateⅢ(unsustainable low resilience).SR and WP exerted positive moderating effects,whereas socioeconomic factors such as GDPC and PD exerted inhibitory effects on the coordination relationship.This research highlights that UR in the ANC region is limited mainly by water scarcity,weak feedback loops,and spatial variability,emphasizing the need for tailored intervention strategies.展开更多
Understanding the spatial mach between water purification service supply and demand is crucial for optimizing watershed management and strengthening nature-society linkages,particularly in ecologically critical areas ...Understanding the spatial mach between water purification service supply and demand is crucial for optimizing watershed management and strengthening nature-society linkages,particularly in ecologically critical areas such as the Three Gorges Reservoir Area(TGRA).This study quantified the spatiotemporal patterns of water purification supply and demand by assessing the actual and potential non-point source pollution,and compared their mismatch ratio in the TGRA.Meanwhile,supply-demand reachability indicator was used to identify the water purification supply-demand relationship.Results showed that the TGRA generally maintained a balanced supply and demand relationship for water purification.Spatial analysis revealed that the ecosystem service demand and reachability indicator peaked in regions with>1000 m and>25°.Water purification exhibited High-High in the central Yangtze River corridor and southwestern TGRA,whereas Low-Low in the northern and southern regions.Driving analysis indicated climate factors significantly enhanced both supply(0.41)and demand(0.54),whereas soil factors exerted negative impacts on both supply(−0.37)and demand(−0.23).Topographic and socioeconomic factors also showed adverse,albeit relatively minor,effects.Based on the observed spatial mismatches,we propose shifting water purification governance strategies from aggregate control towards spatially targeted coordination that explicitly addresses distinct supply-demand relationships across different zones.展开更多
Human well-being and livelihoods depend on natural ecosystem services(ESs).Following the increment of population,ESs have been deteriorated over time.Ultimately,land use/land cover(LULC)changes have a profound impact ...Human well-being and livelihoods depend on natural ecosystem services(ESs).Following the increment of population,ESs have been deteriorated over time.Ultimately,land use/land cover(LULC)changes have a profound impact on the change of ecosystem.The primary goal of this study is to determine the impacts of LULC changes on ecosystem service values(ESVs)in the upper Gilgel Abbay watershed,Ethiopia.Changes in LULC types were studied using three Landsat images representing 1986,2003,and 2021.The Landsat images were classified using a supervised image classification technique in Earth Resources Data Analysis System(ERDAS)Imagine 2014.We classified ESs in this study into four categories(including provisioning,regulating,supporting,and cultural services)based on global ES classification scheme.The adjusted ESV coefficient benefit approach was employed to measure the impacts of LULC changes on ESVs.Five LULC types were identified in this study,including cultivated land,forest,shrubland,grassland,and water body.The result revealed that the area of cultivated land accounted for 64.50%,71.50%,and 61.50%of the total area in 1986,2003,and 2021,respectively.The percentage of the total area covered by forest was 9.50%,5.90%,and 14.80%in 1986,2003,and 2021,respectively.Result revealed that the total ESV decreased from 7.42×10^(7) to 6.44×10^(7) USD between 1986 and 2003.This is due to the expansion of cultivated land at the expense of forest and shrubland.However,the total ESV increased from 6.44×10^(7) to 7.76×10^(7) USD during 2003-2021,because of the increment of forest and shrubland.The expansion of cultivated land and the reductions of forest and shrubland reduced most individual ESs during 1986-2003.Nevertheless,the increase in forest and shrubland at the expense of cultivated land enhanced many ESs during 2003-2021.Therefore,the findings suggest that appropriate land use practices should be scaled-up to sustainably maintain ESs.展开更多
The Jabodetabek Metropolitan Area(JMA),Indonesia’s largest urban agglomeration,faces severe challenges due to rapid population growth and environmental degradation.Expanding urban areas has led to a reduction in gree...The Jabodetabek Metropolitan Area(JMA),Indonesia’s largest urban agglomeration,faces severe challenges due to rapid population growth and environmental degradation.Expanding urban areas has led to a reduction in green spaces,damaging ecosystem services,and exacerbating urban heat island effect,soil erosion,and flood risk.Therefore,this study identified key ecosystem service indicators,including Urban Heat Mitigation(UHM),Sediment Retention(SR),and Flood Risk Mitigation(FRM),and defined the spatial pattern of ecosystem services and its management zones in the JMA in 2024.Spatial data and ecosystem service indicators were analyzed using the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs(InVEST)and spatial clustering analysis tool(e.g.,Rustiadi’s Quantitative Zoning Method(RQZM)Ⅱ),and the results served as the basis for formulating strategic recommendations.This study highlighted significant regional disparities.Jakarta,Tangerang Regency,Bekasi Regency,Depok City,Tangerang City,South Tangerang City,and Bekasi City experienced the increase of urban heat effect and flood risk due to dense infrastructure and limited green spaces.Conversely,southern peri-urban areas of Bogor Regency demonstrated higher ecological capacities,particularly in water infiltration and temperature regulation,but remained vulnerable to soil erosion due to urban expansion.The results underscored the critical imbalance between growing urban demands and the diminishing capacity of peri-urban areas to supply ecosystem services,which is driven by the transformation of green spaces into built-up areas.To address these challenges,this study proposed the Nature-Based Solutions(NBS)by emphasizing forested area conservation in the southern region of the JMA,natural landscape restoration and rehabilitation in the central region,and a hybrid of natural and artificial ecosystem creation in the northern region.展开更多
Ecosystem service flows(ESFs)can reveal the interrelationships and impacts between natural systems and human activities.We can improve the stability and sustainability of ecosystems,more effectively utilize natural re...Ecosystem service flows(ESFs)can reveal the interrelationships and impacts between natural systems and human activities.We can improve the stability and sustainability of ecosystems,more effectively utilize natural resources,protect the environment,and enhance the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature by comprehending ESFs.However,few studies have examined ESFs across scales and evaluated their sustainability;most have concentrated on regional scales.In order to quantify and analyze ESFs within the Jing River Basin(JRB)and between the JRB and the adjacent and distant regions from a water-food-energy perspective,this paper employs a meta-coupling framework.Additionally,it evaluates the sustainability of these flows using a techno-ecological synergy framework.The results show that the ESFs within the JRB was significant in 2020.Water production services were concentrated in the southern part of the JRB,while the distribution of food supply and carbon supply services was relatively even.Huan County emerged as the largest exporting county,providing 1.46×10^(8)kg of food to other counties and exporting 2.97×10^(6)kg of energy.The ESFs in the JRB primarily moved towards the neighboring and distant systems.Water production services flowed into the Guanzhong Plain Urban Agglomeration(GPUA),amounting to 5.8×10^(6)kg.Carbon supply services flowed out at 2.4×10^(5)kg,and food exports were the highest,reaching 5.0×10^(7)kg.The ecosystem service flows from the JRB to both the neighboring and distant systems enhanced food security and ecological resilience.The basin itself demonstrated good sustainability in food supply services,with an index value reaching 48.19.In crossscale calculations of food production sustainability with the adjacent GPUA,the index value increased from 48.19 to 52.99,indicating a significant improvement.These findings demonstrate that applying the meta-coupling framework provides an effective approach to quantify ESFs and assess their sustainability across scales.展开更多
Cultural ecosystem services(CES),which encompass recreational and aesthetic values,contribute to human wellbeing and yet are often underrepresented in forest management planning due to challenges in quantifying these ...Cultural ecosystem services(CES),which encompass recreational and aesthetic values,contribute to human wellbeing and yet are often underrepresented in forest management planning due to challenges in quantifying these services.This study introduces the Recreational and Aesthetic Values of Forested Landscapes(RAFL)index,a novel framework combining six measurable recreational and aesthetic components:Stewardship,Naturalness,Complexity,Visual Scale,Historicity,and Ephemera.The RAFL index was integrated into a Linear Programming(LP)Resource Capability Model(RCM)to assess trade-offs between CES and other ecosystem services,including timber production,wildfire resistance,and biodiversity.The approach was applied in a case study in Northern Portugal,comparing two forest management scenarios:Business as Usual(BAU),dominated by eucalyptus plantations,and an Alternative Scenario(ALT),focused on the conversion to native species:cork oak,chestnut,and pedunculate oak.Results revealed that the ALT scenario consistently achieved higher RAFL values,reflecting its potential to enhance CES,while also supporting higher biodiversity and wildfire resilience compared to the BAU scenario.Results highlighted further that management may maintain steady timber production and wildfire regulatory services while addressing concerns with CES.This study provides a replicable methodology for quantifying CES and integrating them into forest management frameworks,offering actionable insights for decision-makers.The findings highlight the effectiveness of the approach in designing landscape mosaics that provide CES while addressing the need to supply provisioning and regulatory ecosystem services.展开更多
Interactions among ecosystem services(ESs)are spatially heterogeneous,shaped by both stable(unidirectional)and unstable(context-dependent)influences of socio-economic development and climate change.These complexities ...Interactions among ecosystem services(ESs)are spatially heterogeneous,shaped by both stable(unidirectional)and unstable(context-dependent)influences of socio-economic development and climate change.These complexities pose significant challenges for spatially adaptive ecosystem management.Ecosystem service bundles(ESBs),as recurring combinations of ESs,offer a valuable framework to capture such interactions.Here,we proposed an integrated analytical framework that combines K-means clustering,the geographical detector(GD)model,and geographically and temporally weighted regression(GTWR)models to evaluate how socio-economic and climatic drivers influence ESBs across space and time.Using Hanshui River Basin(HRB)in central China as a case study,we quantified ES dynamics from 2000 to 2020,identified ESBs and stable and unstable effects of multiple drivers.The results showed that carbon sequestration(CS),water yield(WY),and aesthetic landscape(AL)increased by 32.80%,9.00%,and 7.34%,respectively,while soil retention(SR)and food supply(FS)declined by 8.38%and 5.36%.Five distinct ESBs were identified,namely ecologically fragile bundle(EFB),agricultural production bundle(APB),water supply bundle(WSB),forest ecological bundle(FEB),and ecological conservation bundle(ECB).Among these,FEB expanded to more than 35.75%of the HRB,and APB exhibited the sharpest decline(-28.64%).Land use intensity(LUI)was the primary driver of the spatial heterogeneity of ESBs,while synergistic and nonlinear interactions among multiple factors increasingly amplified their effects over time.Notably,annual precipitation(AP)emerged as the only stable basin-scale driver,consistently enhancing ES performance,while gross domestic product(GDP)and normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI)had stable yet spatially differentiated effects across bundles.Our findings highlight the significance of distinguishing stable/unstable driver effects on ES dynamics to inform regionally adaptive ecosystem governance.The proposed framework provides valuable insights into ES interactions,identify spatial priorities,and support policy interventions that balance ecological conservation with socio-economic development.展开更多
The Kulpawn River Basin(KRB)plays a critical role in supporting rural livelihoods through agriculture,water supply,and biodiversity conservation.However,between 1995 and 2023,significant land use and land cover(LULC)c...The Kulpawn River Basin(KRB)plays a critical role in supporting rural livelihoods through agriculture,water supply,and biodiversity conservation.However,between 1995 and 2023,significant land use and land cover(LULC)changes have been observed,affecting ecosystem services(ESs).This study evaluated the ecosystem service values(ESVs)associated with LULC changes.The random forest algorithm was applied to extract LULC information from Landsat images for 1995,2005,2015,and 2023.The benefit transfer method was employed to estimate the ESVs over the study period.Questionnaires were also used to assess the views of respondents on the drivers of the ES changes in the basin.The results showed that agricultural lands expanded by 14.14%,built-up areas by 15.17%,and light savannah forest by 8.73%,while dense savannah forest and water bodies declined by 25.71%and 20.00%,respectively.The total estimated ESV was 410.09×10^(8),362.92×10^(8),335.30×10^(8),and 319.28×10^(8) USD/(hm^(2)·a)in 1995,2005,2015,and 2023,respectively,indicating that the total ESV declined from 410.09×10^(8) USD/(hm^(2)·a)in 1995 to 319.28×10^(8) USD/(hm^(2)·a)in 2023.The study concludes that the reduction in ESVs is due to the LULC changes resulting from agricultural activities,expansion of built-up areas,population sprawl,and artisanal mining activities.Hence,there is an urgent need to develop programs and strategies to mitigate and curtail the degradation of LULC and ESVs in the basin.These findings reveal a growing ecological vulnerability,threatening water security and rural livelihoods.The study offers valuable insights to guide sustainable land use planning and ecosystem conservation strategies.展开更多
The rapid population and land urbanization not only promoted economic development but also affected the ecosystem service value(ESV).In the context of new-type urbanization and green development,it’s essential to inv...The rapid population and land urbanization not only promoted economic development but also affected the ecosystem service value(ESV).In the context of new-type urbanization and green development,it’s essential to investigate the impacts of urbanization on ESV in China.However,a comprehensive and dynamic framework to reveal the relationship between ESV and urbanization processes is lacking.This study adopted multi-source datasets to portray China’s urbanization process by integrating population,land,and economic urbanization,eval-uated the ESV changes of 10 categories by gross ecosystem product(GEP)methods,and explored ESV changes within different urbanization scales and speeds.The results showed rapid urbanization in the population,land,and economic dimensions in China,with a faster process of economic urbanization.The ESV also exhibited an increasing trend,with higher levels in the southeastern coastal regions and lower levels in the northwestern regions.Urbanization had positive impacts on ESV across various research units,but the ESV exhibited heteroge-neous changes across different urbanization scales,speeds,and their interactive effects.The response of ESV to dynamic urbanization processes was influenced by socio-economic,ecological,and policy factors;it is essential to combine targeted measures with general ecological product value realization methods in each unit to maximize social-economic-ecological benefits.展开更多
The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau(QXP)serves as a crucial ecological barrier in China and Asia,exerting profound influences on global climate and biodiversity conservation.Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture(hereinafter ref...The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau(QXP)serves as a crucial ecological barrier in China and Asia,exerting profound influences on global climate and biodiversity conservation.Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture(hereinafter referred as Gannan Prefecture),located on the northeastern edge of the QXP,represents a fragile alpine ecosystem in which land use change significantly impacts ecosystem services(ESs).This study established a comprehensive framework,utilizing the Patch-generating Land-Use Simulation(PLUS)model coupled with the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs(InVEST)model to predict land use patterns under the natural development scenario,cultivated land protection scenario,and ecological protection scenario for Gannan Prefecture by 2030 and evaluated four critical ESs:habitat quality(HQ),water yield(WY),soil retention(SR),and carbon storage(CS).The primary aim is to elucidate the impacts of dynamic land use change on ESs.The results revealed that,from 2000 to 2020,HQ exhibited minimal variation,whereas CS experienced a slight decline.Conversely,WY and SR showed significant improvements.Under the natural development scenario,construction land was projected to increase by 4247.74 hm^(2),primarily at the expense of forest land.The cultivated land protection scenario anticipated an increase in farmland by 2634.36 hm^(2),which was crucial for maintaining food security.The ecological protection scenario predicted a notable expansion of forest land,accompanied by a restrained development rate of construction land.The ecological protection scenario also showed an increase in the ecosystem service index(ESI),encompassing 26.07%of the region.Forest land and grassland emerged as the primary contributors to ESs,while construction land substantially impacted WY.Water bodies exhibited minimal contribution to ESs.This study enhanced the understanding of land use change impacts on ESs in fragile and high-altitude ecosystems,offering essential theoretical frameworks and practical direction for forthcoming ecological policy and regional planning endeavors.展开更多
Global population growth and rising standards of living are the driving factors for the cropland expansion to meet increasing demands.However,there is no clear assessment of the specific losses on ecosystem services c...Global population growth and rising standards of living are the driving factors for the cropland expansion to meet increasing demands.However,there is no clear assessment of the specific losses on ecosystem services caused by China's expansion of cropland to ensure food security at the cost of losing ecological land such as forests and grasslands.This study employed the ArcGIS platform and integrated valuation of ecosystem services and tradeoffs(InVEST)model to explore the cropland expansion in China from 2000 to 2020 and its impact on ecosystem services,so as to predict the priority areas of future cropland expansion in different scenarios.The results indicated that in the past 20 years,the total area of cropland expansion in China was 17.04 million hm^(2)with 70.79% conversion from forests and grasslands.Cropland expansion has contributed to an overall improvement in the food supply services with the Northern Arid and Semi-Arid Region exhibiting an increase of 18.76×10^(6) tons,while concurrently leading to a decline in habitat quality services.The priority areas for future cropland expansion without ecological loss were found to be 1.42 million hm^(2),which only account for 9.44% of the total reclaimable land.To minimize the loss of ecosystem services,there is a need to adjust the cropland replenishment policies and provide an operational solution for global food security and ecological protection.展开更多
The relationship between ecosystem services(ES)and human well-being(HWB)is fundamental to the science and practice of sustainability.However,studies have shown conflicting results,which has been attributed to the infl...The relationship between ecosystem services(ES)and human well-being(HWB)is fundamental to the science and practice of sustainability.However,studies have shown conflicting results,which has been attributed to the influences of indicators,contexts,and scales.Yet,another potential factor,which has been overlooked,may be the mixed use of spatial and temporal approaches.Using twelve ES and seven well-being indicators and multiple statistical methods,we quantified and compared the spatial and temporal ES–HWB relationships for Inner Mongolia,China.The spatial and temporal relationships differed in both correlation direction and strength.Most relationships of economic and employment-related indicators with food provisioning and supporting services were temporally positive but spatially nonsignificant or negative.Some relationships of economic and employmentrelated indicators with water retention,sandstorm prevention,and wind erosion were temporally negative but spatially complex.However,the spatial and temporal ES–HWB relationships could also be similar in some cases.We conclude that although both the spatial and temporal approaches have merits,space generally cannot substitute for time in the study of ES–HWB relationship.Our study helps reconcile the seemingly conflicting findings in the literature,and suggests that future studies should explicitly distinguish between the spatial and temporal ES–HWB relationships.展开更多
基金supported by the Tianchi Talent Introduction Program of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(2024000104)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFF0805603).
文摘Northwest China serves as a critical ecological barrier region for maintaining national water,energy,and food security,as well as transboundary ecological governance.However,under the dual pressures of climate change and human activities,ecosystem services(ESs)are facing severe challenges in this region.Based on multi-source remote sensing and statistical data during 2000–2020,this study investigated the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of four key ESs(water yield,habitat quality,carbon storage,and food provisioning)in Northwest China using the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs(InVEST)model.Integrating morphological spatial pattern analysis(MSPA)and circuit theory,we identified ecological sources,corridors,pinch points,and barriers,and further designed three optimization scenarios(bottleneck optimization,high-resistance corridor buffering,and barrier removal optimization)to enhance landscape connectivity.The results revealed that ES supply and demand exhibited marked spatial heterogeneity,with high-supply areas concentrated in the southeastern sectors.Ecological sources primarily distributed in the southeastern and northern sectors,and ecological resistance surfaces continuously intensified.Water yield and habitat quality demands were increasing,food provisioning demand was decreasing,and carbon storage demand was surging.A total of 61 ecological sources(8%of the study area),142 ecological corridors(24,957 km in total length),237 ecological pinch points,and 89 barrier zones were identified.Among the three optimization scenarios,barrier removal achieved optimal connectivity improvement across all distance thresholds,with the probability of connectivity index improvement reaching up to 4%.This study provides scientific foundations and spatial decision support for ecological network optimization and sustainable governance in arid and semi-arid areas.
文摘In their recent paper Pereira et al.(2025)claim that validation is overlooked in mapping and modelling of ecosystem services(ES).They state that“many studies lack critical evaluation of the results and no validation is provided”and that“the validation step is largely overlooked”.This assertion may have been true several years ago,for example,when Ochoa and Urbina-Cardona(2017)made a similar observation.However,there has been much work on ES model validation over the last decade.
基金supported by the coupling mechanism and system restoration modes of Mountains-Rivers-Forests-Farmlands-Lakes-Grasslands,National Key Research and Development Program of the 14th Five-Year,China(2022YFF1303201).
文摘Understanding how ecological engineering influences the trade-offs and synergies among regional ecosystem services can provide valuable insights for enhancing ecosystem functionality and promoting a virtuous and sustainable ecological cycle.This study focuses on the Changbai Mountain region,a key ecological conservation area in northeastern China.It employs global spatial autocorrelation analysis and bivariate spatial correlation methods to explore the spatial patterns of five key ecosystem services—soil retention,carbon sequestration,water purification,habitat quality,and water yield—as well as the spatial heterogeneity of the trade-offs and synergies among them.The results indicate that:(1)Forest land is the dominant land-use type in the study area,with land-use changes primarily occurring among grassland,forest,and cropland.(2)The implementation of the“Mountain-River Project”has significantly enhanced ecosystem service capacities.Specifically,the average habitat quality has remained stable at 0.97;average water yield increased from 716 mm to 743 mm;average nitrogen purification rose from 0.025 to 0.028;and total soil retention increased from 8.7×10^(7)tons to 5.09×10^(8)tons.(3)Synergistic relationships dominate the interactions among individual ecosystem services in the Changbai Mountain region.The implementation of ecological engineering has further strengthened synergies—particularly among soil retention,water yield,and other services.However,the short-term impacts of the project have somewhat weakened the synergies between water purification and other ecosystem services.These findings offer a novel perspective for understanding the effects of ecological engineering on ecosystem services and provide a scientific basis for future ecological restoration planning and management.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund Project:Research on the Construction of Ecological Security Pattern in the Transition Zone of Nature Reserves along the Sichuan-Xizang Railway(Western Sichuan Section)(51908470).
文摘Lhasa,one of the world's highest cities,confronts the challenge of harmonizing cultural heritage preservation with ecological protection.Assessing the spatiotemporal dynamics of ecosystem service value(ESV)in its central urban area is therefore critical for informing future urban planning and land management.This study systematically analyzed land use evolution,the spatiotemporal characteristics of ecosystem services,and ecological network construction within Lhasa's central urban area.It integrated multi-source data,including Landsat remote sensing imagery from 2000,2010,and 2023,with multiple modeling methods such as the InVEST model,MaxEnt for cultural service assessment,the Minimum Cumulative Resistance(MCR)model,and circuit theory.Based on these analyses,optimization strategies were proposed.The results indicate that from 2000 to 2023,areas of cultivated land,grassland,and water bodies decreased by 7.47%,6.85%,and 0.68%,respectively,while wetland and forest areas expanded by 1.44%and 0.64%.Construction land exhibited significant expansion(12.94%),leading to an overall ESV reduction of 462.8×10^(5)yuan.Vegetation coverage was identified as the pivotal factor influencing ESV distribution,with higher values concentrated in the Lhasa River Basin and near the Lhalu Wetland,diminishing towards the urban core.Furthermore,spatial autocorrelation analysis revealed significant positive spatial clustering,with low-low aggregation in the eastern and central regions and high-high aggregation in the Lhasa River Basin and its surrounding water bodies.Moreover,based on a comprehensive ecosystem service assessment,11 ecological source sites were identified,primarily in the southwestern mountains and northeastern foothills.A comprehensive resistance surface,incorporating factors such as elevation,Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI),and land use,facilitated the extraction of 23 potential ecological corridors totaling 124.96 km in length.Topological network analysis indicated high redundancy and connectivity;however,marginal source sites relying on single connections exhibited significant vulnerability to rupture.Additionally,the application of circuit theory identified 30 ecological pinch points(current density≥1.5 A/km^(2))and 23 obstacle points,revealing significant blockages to ecological flow along the Qinghai-Xizang Highway,within the old city,and in other areas of high-intensity human activity.To address the identified network deficiencies—‘scattered cores,fragmented corridors,and insufficient resilience’—this study proposes an optimization strategy conceptualized as‘one vein,three corridors,and multiple cores’.Recommendations for enhancing network resilience include the delineation of ecological protection red lines,the integration of plateau-adapted technologies,and the fostering of community governance mechanisms.This approach aims to provide a scientific basis for constructing an ecological security pattern and promoting sustainable development in plateau cities.Ultimately,this research contributes to the enhancement of ecological well-being in the Himalayan region.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.42377302Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China,No.2022XJKK0904State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture,No.SKLSSA25K03。
文摘Understanding the scale-dependent dynamics of ecosystem services(ESs)and their socio-ecological drivers is essential for sustainable development.While many studies rely on static or single-scale approaches,this research employs an integrated multi-temporal(2000–2020)and multi-scale(grid,county,and landscape levels)framework to investigate China’s Central Asian frontier,a representative dryland region.We quantified six ESs:habitat quality(HQ),net primary productivity(NPP),carbon sequestration(CS),water yield(WY),soil conservation(SC),and grain production(GP).Furthermore,we explored their interrelationships and identified the drivers influencing these services across different spatial scales.Our results revealed divergent ES trajectories:the declining HQ(−0.03 a^(−1)),NPP(−0.43 t km^(−2)a^(−1)),and SC(−3.41 t ha a^(−1))contrasted with rising WY(+2.33 mm a^(−1)),GP(+0.06 t km^(−2)a^(−1)),and CS(+0.02 t km^(−2)a^(−1)).The ES relationships were predominantly synergistic,while HQ–WY exhibited a trade-off(grid:−0.03;county:−0.02;landscape:−0.03)at temporal dimension but a synergistic relationship(grid:0.45;county:0.92;landscape:0.92)at spatial dimension.As spatial scale increased,SC–CS shifted from synergy(grid:0.001)to trade-off(county:−0.01;landscape:−0.005)in the temporal dimension,while all trade-off relationships in the spatial dimension were transformed into synergies.Key drivers of ES relationships varied with spatial scale:fraction vegetation coverage(FVC)and leaf area index(LAI)at the grid scale,annual precipitation(MAP)and soil moisture(SMA)at the county scale,and population density(POP),gross domestic product(GDP),and silt content(Silt)at the landscape scale.Based on the multi-scale findings,the study divides northern Xinjiang into Grain Priority Region,Ecological Priority Region,and Desert Containment Region,and proposes tailored management recommendations,offering a flexible framework for balancing ecological and socioeconomic needs.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42377326 and 42201267)National Research-Development Support Plan Projects of China(Grant No.2017YFC05054)the Fujian Provincial Water Resources Department Science and Technology Project(MSK202308)。
文摘The Guangdong,Jiangxi and Fujian(GJF)provinces,located in the subtropical region of southeastern China,is one of the national key regions for soil erosion control and ecological restoration.This region is characterized by extensive red soil development and high rainfall erosivity,making it a representative landscape for exploring the interactions between land use change(LUC)and ecosystem services(ES).Despite the recognized importance of ES in hilly regions,comprehensive assessing the impacts of LUC on ES remain limited.This study investigates five key ES:water yield,soil conservation,carbon conservation,food supply,and habitat quality in GJF region from 2000 to 2020.By applying the InVEST model and the Geodetector method,we assessed the trade-offs,synergies,and transitions among ES,identified the natural and social drivers of ES dynamics,and quantified the contribution of LUC to ES changes using the ecosystem service contribution index.The results showed that cropland and woodland were the dominant land use types.Ecological restoration efforts positively influenced ES,with synergies intensifying and trade-offs diminishing over time.Land use conversions,particularly among woodland,grassland,and cropland,exerted significant impacts on ES.In particular,the conversion of woodland to other land uses had markedly negative effects on soil conservation,carbon conservation,and habitat quality.Forest cover was identified as a major driver of ES dynamics.These findings highlight the importance of maintaining and expanding forest and grassland cover,strengthening red soil conservation,and optimizing land use structure to achieve coordinated ecological protection and socioeconomic development in the subtropical hilly regions of southern China.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42471336,52379021 and 42201278)the Hebei Province Backbone Talent Program,China(Returnee Platform for Overseas Study)(A20240028)+2 种基金the Hebei Province Statistical Science Research Project,China(2024HZ04)the Hebei Province Graduate Education and Teaching Reform Research Project,China(YJG2024046)the Innovation Ability Training Program for Postgraduate Students of Hebei Provincial Department of Education,China(CXZZSS2025048)。
文摘A comprehensive assessment of grain supply,demand,and ecosystem service flows is essential for identifying grain movement pathways,ensuring regional grain security,and guiding sustainable management strategies.However,current studies primarily focus on short-term grain provision services while neglecting the spatiotemporal variations in grain flows across different scales.This gap limits the identification of dynamic matching relationships and the formulation of optimization strategies for balancing grain flows.This study examined the spatiotemporal evolution of grain supply and demand in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei(BTH)region from 1980 to 2020.Using the Enhanced TwoStep Floating Catchment Area method,the grain provision ecosystem service flows were quantified,the changes in supply–demand matching under different grain flow scenarios were analyzed and the optimal distance threshold for grain flows was investigated.The results revealed that grain production follows a spatial distribution pattern characterized by high levels in the southeast and low levels in the northwest.A significant mismatch exists between supply and demand,and it shows a scale effect.Deficit areas are mainly concentrated in the northwest,while surplus areas are mainly located in the central and southern regions.As the spatial scale increases,the ecosystem service supply–demand ratio(SDR)classification becomes more clustered,while it exhibits greater spatial SDR heterogeneity at smaller scales.This study examined two distinct scenarios of grain provision ecosystem service flow dynamics based on 100 and 200 km distance thresholds.The flow increased significantly,from 2.17 to 11.81million tons in the first scenario and from 2.41 to 12.37 million tons in the second scenario over nearly 40 years,forming a spatial movement pattern from the central and southern regions to the surrounding areas.Large flows were mainly concentrated in the interior of urban centers,with significant outflows between cities such as Baoding,Shijiazhuang,Xingtai,and Hengshui.At the county scale,supply–demand matching patterns remained consistent between the grain flows in the two scenarios.Notably,incorporating grain flow dynamics significantly reduced the number of grain-deficit areas compared to scenarios without grain flow.In 2020,grain-deficit counties decreased by28.79 and 37.88%,and cities by 12.50 and 25.0%under the two scenarios,respectively.Furthermore,the distance threshold for achieving optimal supply and demand matching at the county scale was longer than at the city scale in both grain flow scenarios.This study provides valuable insights into the dynamic relationships and heterogeneous patterns of grain matching,and expands the research perspective on grain and ecosystem service flows across various spatiotemporal scales.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.4230130142401322)+2 种基金the Scientific Research Foundation of Hunan Provincial Education Department,China(No.22A0159No.22B0191)the Fund Project of Key Laboratory of Rule of Law Research of Ministry of Natural Resources(CUGFZ-2204)。
文摘Numerous economically underdeveloped and ecologically fragile areas in southern China's mountainous regions face increasing challenges in achieving sustainable development. A comparative analysis of ecosystem service responses to land use scenarios, incorporating adaptive valuation coefficients, can reveal actionable pathways to reconcile sustainable development and ecological conservation in mountainous regions. In this study, the ecosystem service value(ESV) dynamics in the Hunan–Jiangxi Border Region(HJBR), which is a representative old revolutionary base with a relatively undeveloped economy, were investigated by integrating historical land use data analysis from 2000 to 2020 and adopting patch-generating land use simulation(PLUS) modelling. Three policy-responsive scenarios, namely, natural growth(NGS), farmland protection(FPS), and ecological protection(EPS), were systematically developed to project ESV variations for 2030 and 2040. Our analysis revealed that from 2000 to 2020, urban sprawl and water body expansion occurred at the expense of forestland, cultivated land, and grassland, yet yield-driven productivity improvements increased the ESV by 227.30%(equivalent to ¥250.0 billion). By 2040, the NGS achieves the greatest ESV increase(¥189.895 billion) while fully accommodating urban land demand;the FPS yields the smallest ESV increase(¥148.169 billion), with the EPS occupying an intermediate position(¥182.207 billion). Climate regulation and hydrological services dominate ecological functions, collectively exceeding 49% across all the scenarios and periods. By 2040, most service functions exhibit growth trends except for a 0.30% water supply decline under the FPS, whereas the EPS demonstrates balanced development through multidimensional service enhancements. These findings underscore the necessity of integrating ecological safeguards into land use planning frameworks to ensure sustainable regional development.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(2022D01B109)the Tianchi Doctoral Program of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(BS2021007).
文摘Within the context of global climate change and rapid urbanization,increasing urban resilience(UR)is especially important in the arid region of Northwest China(ANC),where fragile ecosystems and an uneven water distribution create significant sustainability challenges.In this study,a coupled UR-water ecosystem services(WESs)framework was developed on the basis of 1-km resolution remote sensing data for the 2000–2020 period obtained from the Landsat series,Defense Meteorological Satellite Program(DMSP)/Operational Linescan System(OLS),and Global Precipitation Measurement(GPM),among other sources.Within the framework,the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs(InVEST)model was incorporated to provide a WES indicator system.Moreover,entropy weighting was employed to quantify both UR and WES indicators;the coupling coordination degree(CCD)model was used to measure the coupled relationship between UR and WESs;an extreme gradient boosting(XGBoost)-SHapley Additive exPlanations(SHAP)interpretation approach was adopted to identify key drivers and underlying mechanisms;and Geographically Weighted Regression(GWR)was applied to capture spatial distribution characteristics of major driving factors.The results indicated that UR steadily increased from 4.60×10^(-3) to 10.24×10^(-3),whereas WESs followed an inverted V-shaped trend,with a peak value observed in 2010(11.84×10^(-3)).The CCD remained consistently low(mean:0.0166–0.0246)and exhibited considerable spatial heterogeneity.Notably,the degree of coordination was greater in the oasis and mountain core areas but significantly lower at desert areas.XGBoost-SHAP model analysis revealed six key drivers influencing various states of the CCD between UR and WESs systems.The contributions of these factors could be ranked as follows:water yield(WY;24.30%)>farmland area per capita(FP;21.10%)>gross domestic product(GDP)per capita(GDPC;19.00%)>soil retention(SR;14.90%)>population density(PD;5.42%)>water purification(WP;4.40%).In contrast,in UR system,WP(53.66%)and SR(31.62%)served as the dominant drivers.Moreover,the dominant drivers shifted from a combination of natural and socioeconomic factors in StateⅠ(sustainable high resilience)to primarily socioeconomic factors in StateⅢ(unsustainable low resilience).SR and WP exerted positive moderating effects,whereas socioeconomic factors such as GDPC and PD exerted inhibitory effects on the coordination relationship.This research highlights that UR in the ANC region is limited mainly by water scarcity,weak feedback loops,and spatial variability,emphasizing the need for tailored intervention strategies.
基金sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant number 42471510,42001218)National Major Water Conservancy Project Construction(follow up to the Three Gorges Project)(No.12620202700221 J001,NO.102126222020270029030)General Project of Hubei Social Science Fund(No.2021211,HBSK2022YB357,HBSKJJ20233269,HBSKJJ20243233).
文摘Understanding the spatial mach between water purification service supply and demand is crucial for optimizing watershed management and strengthening nature-society linkages,particularly in ecologically critical areas such as the Three Gorges Reservoir Area(TGRA).This study quantified the spatiotemporal patterns of water purification supply and demand by assessing the actual and potential non-point source pollution,and compared their mismatch ratio in the TGRA.Meanwhile,supply-demand reachability indicator was used to identify the water purification supply-demand relationship.Results showed that the TGRA generally maintained a balanced supply and demand relationship for water purification.Spatial analysis revealed that the ecosystem service demand and reachability indicator peaked in regions with>1000 m and>25°.Water purification exhibited High-High in the central Yangtze River corridor and southwestern TGRA,whereas Low-Low in the northern and southern regions.Driving analysis indicated climate factors significantly enhanced both supply(0.41)and demand(0.54),whereas soil factors exerted negative impacts on both supply(−0.37)and demand(−0.23).Topographic and socioeconomic factors also showed adverse,albeit relatively minor,effects.Based on the observed spatial mismatches,we propose shifting water purification governance strategies from aggregate control towards spatially targeted coordination that explicitly addresses distinct supply-demand relationships across different zones.
文摘Human well-being and livelihoods depend on natural ecosystem services(ESs).Following the increment of population,ESs have been deteriorated over time.Ultimately,land use/land cover(LULC)changes have a profound impact on the change of ecosystem.The primary goal of this study is to determine the impacts of LULC changes on ecosystem service values(ESVs)in the upper Gilgel Abbay watershed,Ethiopia.Changes in LULC types were studied using three Landsat images representing 1986,2003,and 2021.The Landsat images were classified using a supervised image classification technique in Earth Resources Data Analysis System(ERDAS)Imagine 2014.We classified ESs in this study into four categories(including provisioning,regulating,supporting,and cultural services)based on global ES classification scheme.The adjusted ESV coefficient benefit approach was employed to measure the impacts of LULC changes on ESVs.Five LULC types were identified in this study,including cultivated land,forest,shrubland,grassland,and water body.The result revealed that the area of cultivated land accounted for 64.50%,71.50%,and 61.50%of the total area in 1986,2003,and 2021,respectively.The percentage of the total area covered by forest was 9.50%,5.90%,and 14.80%in 1986,2003,and 2021,respectively.Result revealed that the total ESV decreased from 7.42×10^(7) to 6.44×10^(7) USD between 1986 and 2003.This is due to the expansion of cultivated land at the expense of forest and shrubland.However,the total ESV increased from 6.44×10^(7) to 7.76×10^(7) USD during 2003-2021,because of the increment of forest and shrubland.The expansion of cultivated land and the reductions of forest and shrubland reduced most individual ESs during 1986-2003.Nevertheless,the increase in forest and shrubland at the expense of cultivated land enhanced many ESs during 2003-2021.Therefore,the findings suggest that appropriate land use practices should be scaled-up to sustainably maintain ESs.
基金funded by the Directorate General of Higher Education,Research,and Technology,Ministry of Education,Culture,Research,and Technology,Indonesia,under the Research Program Implementation Contract for the year 2024 under subcontract number 027/ES/PG.02.00.PL/2024.
文摘The Jabodetabek Metropolitan Area(JMA),Indonesia’s largest urban agglomeration,faces severe challenges due to rapid population growth and environmental degradation.Expanding urban areas has led to a reduction in green spaces,damaging ecosystem services,and exacerbating urban heat island effect,soil erosion,and flood risk.Therefore,this study identified key ecosystem service indicators,including Urban Heat Mitigation(UHM),Sediment Retention(SR),and Flood Risk Mitigation(FRM),and defined the spatial pattern of ecosystem services and its management zones in the JMA in 2024.Spatial data and ecosystem service indicators were analyzed using the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs(InVEST)and spatial clustering analysis tool(e.g.,Rustiadi’s Quantitative Zoning Method(RQZM)Ⅱ),and the results served as the basis for formulating strategic recommendations.This study highlighted significant regional disparities.Jakarta,Tangerang Regency,Bekasi Regency,Depok City,Tangerang City,South Tangerang City,and Bekasi City experienced the increase of urban heat effect and flood risk due to dense infrastructure and limited green spaces.Conversely,southern peri-urban areas of Bogor Regency demonstrated higher ecological capacities,particularly in water infiltration and temperature regulation,but remained vulnerable to soil erosion due to urban expansion.The results underscored the critical imbalance between growing urban demands and the diminishing capacity of peri-urban areas to supply ecosystem services,which is driven by the transformation of green spaces into built-up areas.To address these challenges,this study proposed the Nature-Based Solutions(NBS)by emphasizing forested area conservation in the southern region of the JMA,natural landscape restoration and rehabilitation in the central region,and a hybrid of natural and artificial ecosystem creation in the northern region.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant NO.42361040]。
文摘Ecosystem service flows(ESFs)can reveal the interrelationships and impacts between natural systems and human activities.We can improve the stability and sustainability of ecosystems,more effectively utilize natural resources,protect the environment,and enhance the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature by comprehending ESFs.However,few studies have examined ESFs across scales and evaluated their sustainability;most have concentrated on regional scales.In order to quantify and analyze ESFs within the Jing River Basin(JRB)and between the JRB and the adjacent and distant regions from a water-food-energy perspective,this paper employs a meta-coupling framework.Additionally,it evaluates the sustainability of these flows using a techno-ecological synergy framework.The results show that the ESFs within the JRB was significant in 2020.Water production services were concentrated in the southern part of the JRB,while the distribution of food supply and carbon supply services was relatively even.Huan County emerged as the largest exporting county,providing 1.46×10^(8)kg of food to other counties and exporting 2.97×10^(6)kg of energy.The ESFs in the JRB primarily moved towards the neighboring and distant systems.Water production services flowed into the Guanzhong Plain Urban Agglomeration(GPUA),amounting to 5.8×10^(6)kg.Carbon supply services flowed out at 2.4×10^(5)kg,and food exports were the highest,reaching 5.0×10^(7)kg.The ecosystem service flows from the JRB to both the neighboring and distant systems enhanced food security and ecological resilience.The basin itself demonstrated good sustainability in food supply services,with an index value reaching 48.19.In crossscale calculations of food production sustainability with the adjacent GPUA,the index value increased from 48.19 to 52.99,indicating a significant improvement.These findings demonstrate that applying the meta-coupling framework provides an effective approach to quantify ESFs and assess their sustainability across scales.
基金supported by the Forest Research Centre,a research unit funded by Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia I.P.(FCT),Portugal(UIDB/00239/2020)the Associated Laboratory TERRA(LA/P/0092/2020)+4 种基金Additional funding was provided through the Ph.D.grant awarded to Dagm Abate(UI/BD/151525/2021)by two key projects:H2020-MSCA-RISE-2020/101007950,titled“DecisionES-Decision Support for the Supply of Ecosystem Services under Global Change,”funded by the Marie Curie International Staff Exchange Scheme,H2020-LCGD-2020-3/101037419,titled“FIRE-RES-Innovative technologies and socio-ecological economic solutions for fireresilient territories in Europe,”funded by the EU Horizon 2020—Research and Innovation Framework Programmesupported by a project MODFIRE—a multiple criteria approach to integrate wildfire behavior in forest management planning with reference PCIF/MOS/0217/2017a contract from Dr.Susete Marques in the scope of Norma Transitoria—DL57/2016/CP1382/CT15a grant from Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia(FCT),Portugal to Dr.Guerra-Hernandez(CEECIND/02576/2022).
文摘Cultural ecosystem services(CES),which encompass recreational and aesthetic values,contribute to human wellbeing and yet are often underrepresented in forest management planning due to challenges in quantifying these services.This study introduces the Recreational and Aesthetic Values of Forested Landscapes(RAFL)index,a novel framework combining six measurable recreational and aesthetic components:Stewardship,Naturalness,Complexity,Visual Scale,Historicity,and Ephemera.The RAFL index was integrated into a Linear Programming(LP)Resource Capability Model(RCM)to assess trade-offs between CES and other ecosystem services,including timber production,wildfire resistance,and biodiversity.The approach was applied in a case study in Northern Portugal,comparing two forest management scenarios:Business as Usual(BAU),dominated by eucalyptus plantations,and an Alternative Scenario(ALT),focused on the conversion to native species:cork oak,chestnut,and pedunculate oak.Results revealed that the ALT scenario consistently achieved higher RAFL values,reflecting its potential to enhance CES,while also supporting higher biodiversity and wildfire resilience compared to the BAU scenario.Results highlighted further that management may maintain steady timber production and wildfire regulatory services while addressing concerns with CES.This study provides a replicable methodology for quantifying CES and integrating them into forest management frameworks,offering actionable insights for decision-makers.The findings highlight the effectiveness of the approach in designing landscape mosaics that provide CES while addressing the need to supply provisioning and regulatory ecosystem services.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42171414)。
文摘Interactions among ecosystem services(ESs)are spatially heterogeneous,shaped by both stable(unidirectional)and unstable(context-dependent)influences of socio-economic development and climate change.These complexities pose significant challenges for spatially adaptive ecosystem management.Ecosystem service bundles(ESBs),as recurring combinations of ESs,offer a valuable framework to capture such interactions.Here,we proposed an integrated analytical framework that combines K-means clustering,the geographical detector(GD)model,and geographically and temporally weighted regression(GTWR)models to evaluate how socio-economic and climatic drivers influence ESBs across space and time.Using Hanshui River Basin(HRB)in central China as a case study,we quantified ES dynamics from 2000 to 2020,identified ESBs and stable and unstable effects of multiple drivers.The results showed that carbon sequestration(CS),water yield(WY),and aesthetic landscape(AL)increased by 32.80%,9.00%,and 7.34%,respectively,while soil retention(SR)and food supply(FS)declined by 8.38%and 5.36%.Five distinct ESBs were identified,namely ecologically fragile bundle(EFB),agricultural production bundle(APB),water supply bundle(WSB),forest ecological bundle(FEB),and ecological conservation bundle(ECB).Among these,FEB expanded to more than 35.75%of the HRB,and APB exhibited the sharpest decline(-28.64%).Land use intensity(LUI)was the primary driver of the spatial heterogeneity of ESBs,while synergistic and nonlinear interactions among multiple factors increasingly amplified their effects over time.Notably,annual precipitation(AP)emerged as the only stable basin-scale driver,consistently enhancing ES performance,while gross domestic product(GDP)and normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI)had stable yet spatially differentiated effects across bundles.Our findings highlight the significance of distinguishing stable/unstable driver effects on ES dynamics to inform regionally adaptive ecosystem governance.The proposed framework provides valuable insights into ES interactions,identify spatial priorities,and support policy interventions that balance ecological conservation with socio-economic development.
基金financial assistance from the European Union(Contract number:AFS2023/444-387)。
文摘The Kulpawn River Basin(KRB)plays a critical role in supporting rural livelihoods through agriculture,water supply,and biodiversity conservation.However,between 1995 and 2023,significant land use and land cover(LULC)changes have been observed,affecting ecosystem services(ESs).This study evaluated the ecosystem service values(ESVs)associated with LULC changes.The random forest algorithm was applied to extract LULC information from Landsat images for 1995,2005,2015,and 2023.The benefit transfer method was employed to estimate the ESVs over the study period.Questionnaires were also used to assess the views of respondents on the drivers of the ES changes in the basin.The results showed that agricultural lands expanded by 14.14%,built-up areas by 15.17%,and light savannah forest by 8.73%,while dense savannah forest and water bodies declined by 25.71%and 20.00%,respectively.The total estimated ESV was 410.09×10^(8),362.92×10^(8),335.30×10^(8),and 319.28×10^(8) USD/(hm^(2)·a)in 1995,2005,2015,and 2023,respectively,indicating that the total ESV declined from 410.09×10^(8) USD/(hm^(2)·a)in 1995 to 319.28×10^(8) USD/(hm^(2)·a)in 2023.The study concludes that the reduction in ESVs is due to the LULC changes resulting from agricultural activities,expansion of built-up areas,population sprawl,and artisanal mining activities.Hence,there is an urgent need to develop programs and strategies to mitigate and curtail the degradation of LULC and ESVs in the basin.These findings reveal a growing ecological vulnerability,threatening water security and rural livelihoods.The study offers valuable insights to guide sustainable land use planning and ecosystem conservation strategies.
基金supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41931293)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42271275).
文摘The rapid population and land urbanization not only promoted economic development but also affected the ecosystem service value(ESV).In the context of new-type urbanization and green development,it’s essential to investigate the impacts of urbanization on ESV in China.However,a comprehensive and dynamic framework to reveal the relationship between ESV and urbanization processes is lacking.This study adopted multi-source datasets to portray China’s urbanization process by integrating population,land,and economic urbanization,eval-uated the ESV changes of 10 categories by gross ecosystem product(GEP)methods,and explored ESV changes within different urbanization scales and speeds.The results showed rapid urbanization in the population,land,and economic dimensions in China,with a faster process of economic urbanization.The ESV also exhibited an increasing trend,with higher levels in the southeastern coastal regions and lower levels in the northwestern regions.Urbanization had positive impacts on ESV across various research units,but the ESV exhibited heteroge-neous changes across different urbanization scales,speeds,and their interactive effects.The response of ESV to dynamic urbanization processes was influenced by socio-economic,ecological,and policy factors;it is essential to combine targeted measures with general ecological product value realization methods in each unit to maximize social-economic-ecological benefits.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42101276)the Major Project of Key Research Bases for Humanities and Social Sciences Funded by the Ministry of Education of China(22JJD790015)the Science and Technology Project of Gansu Province,China(20JR5RA529).
文摘The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau(QXP)serves as a crucial ecological barrier in China and Asia,exerting profound influences on global climate and biodiversity conservation.Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture(hereinafter referred as Gannan Prefecture),located on the northeastern edge of the QXP,represents a fragile alpine ecosystem in which land use change significantly impacts ecosystem services(ESs).This study established a comprehensive framework,utilizing the Patch-generating Land-Use Simulation(PLUS)model coupled with the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs(InVEST)model to predict land use patterns under the natural development scenario,cultivated land protection scenario,and ecological protection scenario for Gannan Prefecture by 2030 and evaluated four critical ESs:habitat quality(HQ),water yield(WY),soil retention(SR),and carbon storage(CS).The primary aim is to elucidate the impacts of dynamic land use change on ESs.The results revealed that,from 2000 to 2020,HQ exhibited minimal variation,whereas CS experienced a slight decline.Conversely,WY and SR showed significant improvements.Under the natural development scenario,construction land was projected to increase by 4247.74 hm^(2),primarily at the expense of forest land.The cultivated land protection scenario anticipated an increase in farmland by 2634.36 hm^(2),which was crucial for maintaining food security.The ecological protection scenario predicted a notable expansion of forest land,accompanied by a restrained development rate of construction land.The ecological protection scenario also showed an increase in the ecosystem service index(ESI),encompassing 26.07%of the region.Forest land and grassland emerged as the primary contributors to ESs,while construction land substantially impacted WY.Water bodies exhibited minimal contribution to ESs.This study enhanced the understanding of land use change impacts on ESs in fragile and high-altitude ecosystems,offering essential theoretical frameworks and practical direction for forthcoming ecological policy and regional planning endeavors.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52374170)the Major Special Projects of the Third Comprehensive Scientific Exploration in Xinjiang(Grant No.2022xjkk1005)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.B230207001)。
文摘Global population growth and rising standards of living are the driving factors for the cropland expansion to meet increasing demands.However,there is no clear assessment of the specific losses on ecosystem services caused by China's expansion of cropland to ensure food security at the cost of losing ecological land such as forests and grasslands.This study employed the ArcGIS platform and integrated valuation of ecosystem services and tradeoffs(InVEST)model to explore the cropland expansion in China from 2000 to 2020 and its impact on ecosystem services,so as to predict the priority areas of future cropland expansion in different scenarios.The results indicated that in the past 20 years,the total area of cropland expansion in China was 17.04 million hm^(2)with 70.79% conversion from forests and grasslands.Cropland expansion has contributed to an overall improvement in the food supply services with the Northern Arid and Semi-Arid Region exhibiting an increase of 18.76×10^(6) tons,while concurrently leading to a decline in habitat quality services.The priority areas for future cropland expansion without ecological loss were found to be 1.42 million hm^(2),which only account for 9.44% of the total reclaimable land.To minimize the loss of ecosystem services,there is a need to adjust the cropland replenishment policies and provide an operational solution for global food security and ecological protection.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.B240201068)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42361144861)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2014CB954303).
文摘The relationship between ecosystem services(ES)and human well-being(HWB)is fundamental to the science and practice of sustainability.However,studies have shown conflicting results,which has been attributed to the influences of indicators,contexts,and scales.Yet,another potential factor,which has been overlooked,may be the mixed use of spatial and temporal approaches.Using twelve ES and seven well-being indicators and multiple statistical methods,we quantified and compared the spatial and temporal ES–HWB relationships for Inner Mongolia,China.The spatial and temporal relationships differed in both correlation direction and strength.Most relationships of economic and employment-related indicators with food provisioning and supporting services were temporally positive but spatially nonsignificant or negative.Some relationships of economic and employmentrelated indicators with water retention,sandstorm prevention,and wind erosion were temporally negative but spatially complex.However,the spatial and temporal ES–HWB relationships could also be similar in some cases.We conclude that although both the spatial and temporal approaches have merits,space generally cannot substitute for time in the study of ES–HWB relationship.Our study helps reconcile the seemingly conflicting findings in the literature,and suggests that future studies should explicitly distinguish between the spatial and temporal ES–HWB relationships.
