Spatio-temporal quantification of patterns, trade-offs and synergies among multiple hydrological ecosystem services in different topographic basins

AbstractAs accumulation zones, sandy beaches are temporal sinks for beach wrack and litter, both often seen as nuisances to tourists. Consequently, there is a need for beach management and an enhanced political interest to evaluate their ecosystem services. We applied a new online multidisciplinary assessment approach differentiating between the provision, potential, and flow at German and Lithuanian beaches (Southern Baltic Sea). We selected a set of services and assessed four beach scenarios developed accordingly to common management measures (different beach wrack and litter accumulations). We conducted comparative assessments involving 39 external experts using spread-sheets and workshops, an online survey as well as a combined data-based approach. Results indicated the relative importance of cultural (52.2%), regulating and maintenance (37.4%), and provisioning services (10.4%). Assessed impact scores showed that the removal of beach wrack is not favorable with regard to the overall ecosystem service provision. Contrarily, the removal of litter can increase the service flow significantly. When removing beach wrack, synergies between services should be used, i.e., use of biomass as material or further processing. However, trade-offs prevail between cultural services and the overall provision of beach ecosystem services (i.e., coastal protection and biodiversity). We recommend developing new and innovative beach cleaning techniques and procedures, i.e., different spatio-temporal patterns, e.g., mechanical vs. manually, daily vs. on-demand, whole beach width vs. patches. Our fast and easy-to-apply assessment approach can support decision-making processes within sustainable coastal management allowing us to show and compare the impacts of measures from a holistic ecosystem services perspective.

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Spatio-Temporal Variation of Ecosystem Services and Its Trade-off Relationships in Southwest Guangxi

10.5772/intechopen.101755 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yichao Tian ◽

Yongwei Yang

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Soil Conservation ◽

Well Being ◽

Mutual Relationship ◽

Invest Model ◽

The Past ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Integrated Valuation ◽

Spatio Temporal

Identifying the mutual relationship between ecosystem services in southwest Guangxi can jointly optimize a variety of services to avoid damaging others while improving one service, which is of great significance for promoting the sustainable management of regional ecosystem, guiding the rational development of natural resources and improving human well-being. Based on remote sensing data, land use data, meteorological data and DEM data, with the support of Carnegie-Ames-Stanford Approach (CASA) model, Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs (InVEST) model and Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model, this paper studies the changing characteristics of typical ecosystem services in southwest Guangxi and explores the mutual relationship between different ecosystem services. The results showed that the mean change trend of the whole vegetation net primary productivity (NPP) has been increasing in the study area over the past 19 years. In the past 19 years, water conservation in southwest Guangxi has shown a fluctuating upward trend, with the growth rate of water conservation quality 255.88 mm/hm−2·a−1. During the study period, the range of soil retention variation to the total of 65.38–96.88 t/hm−2·a−1 increased 22.73 t/hm−2·a−1, with a mean of 79.19 t/hm−2·a−1. Vegetation NPP in the study area is synergistic with soil conservation and water conservation, and soil conservation with water conservation as well.

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Comparative analysis of trade-offs and synergies in ecosystem services between Guanzhong Basin and Hanzhong Basin in China

10.5194/bg-2018-33 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Bo-Yan Li ◽

Wei Wang ◽

Yun-Chen Wang

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Net Primary Production ◽

Trade Off ◽

Temporal Characteristics ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Temporal And Spatial ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

Guanzhong Basin ◽

Spatial And Temporal Characteristics ◽

Capacity Method

Abstract. An important feature of the relationships among ecosystem services (ES) is they have temporal and spatial patterns. The purpose of this research was to study the spatial and temporal characteristics of the synergies and trade-offs in ES in Guanzhong Basin and Hanzhoung Basin, as well as to compare the ES differences between the two basins. The spatio-temporal characteristics of the relationships among ES were analysed and compared from 1995–2014 for Hanzhong Basin, which has a good ecological environment, and the economically developed Guanzhong Basin, using linear relationship between grain output and NDVI (LRGO & NDVI), the Carnegie–Ames–Stanford Approach (CASA), the integrated storage capacity method(ISCM), and the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) model to simulate the four types of ES: food production (FP), net primary production (NPP), water retention (WR) and soil conservation (SC). The results of this study were as follows: (1) The trade-off relationships between FP and NPP in Guanzhong Basin and Hanzhong Basin were the most significant, and the trade-off relationship between FP and NPP in Guanzhong Basin (R = −0.40, P

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Spatio-Temporal Differentiation of Trade-Offs and Synergies of Ecosystem Services in Typical Mountain Areas of China

Journal of Resources and Ecology ◽

10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2021.02.013 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Feng Yanyun ◽

Zhao Yuluan ◽

Yang Zhimou ◽

Xue Chaolang ◽

Liu Yan

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Mountain Areas ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Temporal Differentiation ◽

Spatio Temporal

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Spatio-temporal dynamics and scenarios simulation of trade-offs between ecosystem services in Min Delta urban agglomeration

Acta Ecologica Sinica ◽

10.5846/stxb201809141982 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 39 (14) ◽

Author(s):

税伟 SHUI Wei ◽

杜勇 DU Yong ◽

王亚楠 WANG Yanan ◽

杨海峰 YANG Haifeng ◽

付银 FU Yin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Temporal Dynamics ◽

Urban Agglomeration ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Scenarios Simulation ◽

Spatio Temporal

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Spatio-temporal quantification of the trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services based on grid-cells: A case study of Guanzhong Basin, NW China

Ecological Indicators ◽

10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.06.069 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 94 ◽

pp. 246-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Boyan Li ◽

Nengcheng Chen ◽

Yunchen Wang ◽

Wei Wang

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Grid Cells ◽

Nw China ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

Guanzhong Basin

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Integrating Ecosystem Services and Human Demand for a New Ecosystem Management Approach: A Case Study from the Giant Panda World Heritage Site

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12010295 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 295 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bin Fu ◽

Pei Xu ◽

Yukuan Wang ◽

Yingman Guo

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Ecosystem Management ◽

Giant Panda ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

World Heritage ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Management Approach ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Heritage Site ◽

Trade Offs

Ecological management based on the ecosystem approach promotes ecological protection and the sustainable use of natural resources. We developed a quantitative approach to identify the ecological function zones at the country-scale, through integrating supply and demand of ecosystem services. We selected the biologically diverse hotspot of Baoxing County, which forms a part of the Sichuan Giant Panda World Heritage Site, to explore the integration of ecosystem services supply and demand for ecosystem management. Specifically, we assessed the various support, provision, regulating, and cultural services as classified by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. We applied the InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs) model to spatially map habitat quality, water retention, and carbon sinks, and used statistical data to evaluate food products, animal husbandry, and product supply services. We then quantified the demands for these services in terms of population, protected species, hydropower, water, and land use. The relationship between areas of supply and areas of demand was discussed for each township, and the spatial variability in the supply–demand relationship was also considered. As a result, we spatially divided the county into six ecological functional areas, and the linkages between each region were comprehensively discussed. This study thus provides a detailed methodology for the successful implementation of an ecosystem management framework on a county-scale based on the spatial partitioning of supply and demand.

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