Exploring the relationships among ecosystem services and their drivers in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiashu Shen
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Urban Agglomeration ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Regulating Services ◽  
Service Relationships ◽  
Cultural Service ◽  
Provisioning Services

<p>Understanding the relationships among multiple ecosystem services and their drivers is crucial for the sustainability of ecosystem services provision. Different ecosystem services were quantified using different models, and the relationships among ecosystem services and their drivers were analyzed using different statistical methods in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration. Our results showed that the spatially concordant supply of regulating services and cultural services decreased from northwest to southeast, whereas the delivery of provisioning services decreased from southeast to northwest in the region. The provisioning service was  antagonistic with both the regulating services and the cultural service, and the relationships among the regulating services and the cultural service were mostly synergistic. Different combinations of ecosystems provided seven types of ecosystem services bundles with different compositions and quantities of ecosystem services. Different drivers had different impacts on different ecosystem services. On the basis of  our findings, we suggested that the features of ecosystem service relationships and their drivers should be considered to ensure the efficiency of the  management of natural capital.</p>

scholarly journals Quantifying the Economic Value of Ecosystem Services in Oil Palm Dominated Landscapes in Riau Province in Sumatra, Indonesia

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ando Aulia ◽  
Harpinder Sandhu ◽  
Andrew Millington
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Total Economic Value ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Service ◽  
Farming Households ◽  
Provisioning Services

Ecosystem services in oil palm plantations owned by smallholders in four villages in the Riau Province, Indonesia were identified and valued. Nine provisioning, three regulating and maintenance, one cultural ecosystem service, and a single ecosystem dis-service, were identified from interviews with 62 farming households. Direct and indirect market valuation methods were used to estimate the total economic value (TEV) of these services, which averaged USD 6520 ha−1 year−1 (range = USD 2970–7729 ha−1 year−1). The values of provisioning services were USD 4331 ha−1 year−1 (range = USD 2263–5489 ha−1 year−1), regulating and maintenance services were valued at USD 1880 ha−1 year−1 (range of USD 707–3110 ha−1 year−1), and cultural services were USD 309 ha−1 year−1. We conclude that identifying and valuing ecosystem services offers an opportunity to improve the environmental and economic sustainability of smallholders in oil palm landscapes in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Jasa Ekosistem Lamun Bagi Kesejahteraan Manusia

Omni-Akuatika ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yudi Wahyudin ◽  
Tridoyo Kusumastanto ◽  
Luky Adrianto ◽  
Yusli Wardiatno
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Recreational Fishing ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
White Sand ◽  
Regulating Services ◽  
Seagrass Ecosystem ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Provisioning Services

The purpose of this study was to determine the typology, seagrass ecosystem function andservices that are useful for human well-being.  This research was conducted by using literaturessurvey of some scientific documents and analyzed qualitatively and described to obtain acomprehensive overview in accordance with purposes of this research.  The results of this studyshows that seagrass ecosystem provides the benefits of ecosystem services are valuable andneeded humans to meet their needs and well-being, both ecologically, socially, and economically. Those ecosystem services include the following: (i) provisioning services that one of them shownby the production of a protein source necessary for mandkind, (ii) regulating services, one of whichis shown by role of seagrass in maintaining the stability of white sand beaches from abrasion, (iii)cultural services, one one which is shown by the role of seagrass in making the surrounding areaas a place for recreation, especially recreational fishing, and (iv) supporting services, one of whichis shown by the role of seagrass in the process of supplying oxygen and nutrient cycling in thewaters of the needs of fish and biota surrounding.  All the ecosystem services provided to be asource of life and livelihood are needed to meet the people’s welfare.  Keywords : seagrass, ecosystem services, provisioning services, regulating services,cultural services, supporting services

scholarly journals Local Perceptions of Ecosystem Services Across Multiple Ecosystem Types in Spain

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 330
Author(s):  
Marina García-Llorente ◽  
Antonio J. Castro ◽  
Cristina Quintas-Soriano ◽  
Elisa Oteros-Rozas ◽  
Irene Iniesta-Arandia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Regulating Services ◽  
Mediterranean Mountains ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Combining socio-cultural valuations of ecosystem services with ecological and monetary assessments is critical to informing decision making with an integrative and multi-pronged approach. This study examined differences in the perceptions of ecosystem service supply and diversity across eight major ecosystem types in Spain and scrutinized the social and ecological factors shaping these perceptions. First, we implemented 1932 face-to-face questionnaires among local inhabitants to assess perceptions of ecosystem service supply. Second, we created an ecosystem service diversity index to measure the perceived diversity of services considering agroecosystems, Mediterranean mountains, arid systems, two aquatic continental systems, coastal ecosystems and two urban ecosystems. Finally, we examined the influence of biophysical, socio-demographic and institutional factors in shaping ecosystem service perceptions. Overall, cultural services were the most widely perceived, followed by provisioning and regulating services. Provisioning services were most strongly associated with agroecosystems, mountains and coastal systems, whereas cultural services were associated with urban ecosystems and regulating services were specifically linked with agroecosystems, mountains and urban recreational areas. The highest service diversity index values corresponded to agroecosystems, mountains and wetlands. Our results also showed that socio-demographic factors, such as place of origin (urban vs. rural) and educational level, as well as institutional factors, such as management and access regimes, shaped the perception of ecosystem services.

Ecosystem services

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 575-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion B. Potschin ◽  
Roy H. Haines-Young
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Geography ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Puzzle Solving ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Stocks And Flows ◽  
Change Impact

The ‘ecosystem service’ debate has taken on many features of a classic Kuhnian paradigm. It challenges conventional wisdoms about conservation and the value of nature, and is driven as much by political agendas as scientific ones. In this paper we review some current and emerging issues arising in relation to the analysis and assessment of ecosystem services, and in particular emphasize the need for physical geographers to find new ways of characterizing the structure and dynamics of service providing units. If robust and relevant valuations are to be made of the contribution that natural capital makes to human well-being, then we need a deeper understanding of the way in which the drivers of change impact on the marginal outputs of ecosystem services. A better understanding of the trade-offs that need to be considered when dealing with multifunctional ecosystems is also required. Future developments must include methods for describing and tracking the stocks and flows that characterize natural capital. This will support valuation of the benefits estimation of the level of reinvestment that society must make in this natural capital base if it is to be sustained. We argue that if the ecosystem service concept is to be used seriously as a framework for policy and management then the biophysical sciences generally, and physical geography in particular, must go beyond the uncritical ‘puzzle solving’ that characterizes recent work. A geographical perspective can provide important new, critical insights into the place-based approaches to ecosystem assessment that are now emerging.

scholarly journals Science for the sustainable use of ecosystem services

F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 2622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena M. Bennett ◽  
Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
History Of ◽  
Value Of Nature

Sustainability is a key challenge for humanity in the 21st century. Ecosystem services—the benefits that people derive from nature and natural capital—is a concept often used to help explain human reliance on nature and frame the decisions we make in terms of the ongoing value of nature to human wellbeing. Yet ecosystem service science has not always lived up to the promise of its potential. Despite advances in the scientific literature, ecosystem service science has not yet answered some of the most critical questions posed by decision-makers in the realm of sustainability. Here, we explore the history of ecosystem service science, discuss advances in conceptualization and measurement, and point toward further work needed to improve the use of ecosystem service in decisions about sustainable development.

The Analysis of the Evaluation of the Marine Nature Reserve-Ecosystem Services

2013 ◽  
Vol 726-731 ◽  
pp. 1194-1198
Author(s):  
Na Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Regulating Services ◽  
Marine Ecosystem Services

The evaluation of the Marine Nature Reserve-ecosystem services is the key to set the criterion of the Marine Nature Reserve ecological compensation. Therefore, this paper identified and classified the Marine Nature Reserve-ecosystem services first. It pointed out that the Marine ecosystem services referred to the products and services that gained from the Marine Nature Reserve ecosystem, and were necessary for human to survive and develop, including the supplying services, regulating services, cultural services and supporting services. After that, this paper discussed the problems to evaluate ecosystem. Finally, it studied the evaluation methods and models of the Marine Nature Reserve-ecosystem services.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic factors determining ecosystem services local perceptions in two ecological zones in Benin (West Africa)

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1716-1733
Author(s):  
Fiacre Codjo Ahononga ◽  
Gérard Nounagnon Gouwakinnou ◽  
Samadori Sorotori Honoré Biaou ◽  
Séverin Biaou ◽  
Roland Christel Sonounameto
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Local Perception ◽  
Regulating Services

Forests have been undergoing diverse threats due to human activities and these may affect their role as Ecosystem Services (ES) providers. Therefore, it becomes crucial to undertake some analysis of the current socio-economic context of ES offerings to provide valuable information for the decision-making process and policy regarding sustainable forest management. This study aimed at highlighting the local perception of ES in two contrasting ecological regions. 689 respondents distributed in six districts were interviewed through a semi-structured survey on the various ES and their assessment. The analysis in principal components is used to understand socio-cultural group perception. Then, we used Beta regression to know how socio-economic factors influence the rate of people knowledge of ES. Our results show that provisioning services were more overall perceived, followed by cultural services and regulating services. Youth perceived less regulating and supporting services. Furthermore, cultural services were the most perceived by the seniors. The perception of provisioning and regulating services is influenced respectively by education level and the poverty index. Taking into account the local perception of the different actors and the factors in the decision-making, local development can be improved in compliance with the objectives of biodiversity conservation.Keywords: Local perceptions, Ecosystem Services, environmental education, forest management, Benin Republic.

scholarly journals Economic Valuation of Mangrove Ecosystem Services in Mandah District of Riau Province

2020 ◽  
Vol 007 (02) ◽  
pp. 142-156
Author(s):  
Hades Mandela ◽  
◽  
Achmad Fahrudin ◽  
Gatot Yulianto ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystems ◽  
Total Economic Value ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Provisioning Services

Mangrove ecosystems become an important ecosystem for the community of Mandah district, this is because the community uses the mangrove ecosystem as a producer of mangrove wood, as well as a place to catch fish, shrimp, and crabs. Therefore, it is important to maintain the sustainability of mangrove ecosystems in multiple ways; one option is by providing an economic report regarding the mangrove ecosystem. The purpose of this study is to estimate the economic value of mangrove ecosystems. This research was conducted in Mandah District using the survey method. Data analysis using economic valuation by calculating the total economic value of mangrove ecosystem services, comprising: supporting services, provisioning services, regulating services, and cultural services. The results showed that the total economic value of mangrove ecosystem services which has an area of 31,007 Ha amounting to IDR 6,100,130,675,685/year or IDR 196,733,985/Ha/year consisting of the value of supporting services amounting to IDR 2,843,521,034,280/year, the value of provisioning services IDR 120,274,922,887/year, the cost of regulatory services is IDR 3,132,894,718,518/year, and the value of cultural services is IDR 3,440,000,000/year. The high economic value of regulating and supporting services indicates that the mangrove ecosystem has a high value of environmental services, so it needs to be preserved and the sustainability of the mangrove ecosystem to remain of high economic value.

scholarly journals Evaluation and Tradeoff Analysis of Ecosystem Service for Typical Land-Use Patterns in the Karst Region of Southwest China

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhigang Zou ◽  
Fuping Zeng ◽  
Kelin Wang ◽  
Zhaoxia Zeng ◽  
Hui Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Karst Region ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Regulating Services ◽  
Provisioning Services

Although many land-use patterns have been established to restore vegetation and eliminate poverty in the karst area in southwest China, the ecosystem services (ESs) of these patterns are still not fully understood. To compare the differences in seven typical monoculture patterns and three agroforestry patterns, their ESs and tradeoffs were analyzed within the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Framework. Compared with the local traditional corn pattern, the marigold pattern improved provisioning, regulating, and cultural services by >100%. The pomegranate pattern provided far more provisioning services than the other patterns. The apple + soybean intercropping pattern reduced regulating services, and eventually, its Total ESs (TES) and ecosystem multifunctionality index (EMF) also decreased. Cultural services will be enhanced by the introduction of fruit trees, as well as intercropping. Orange + peach had the greatest negative tradeoffs between provisioning and regulating services (P-R), provisioning and supporting services (P-S), and provisioning and cultural services (P-C), which indicates that the provisioning services urgently require improvement. Peach + pumpkin intercropping decreased the negative tradeoffs of P-R, P-S, and P-C (all > 10%), while pomegranate + grass intercropping increased the negative tradeoffs of R-S and R-C (all > 100%). Our results suggest that all six of these patterns are worthy of promotion but the pomegranate pattern should be given priority. Among the three intercropping patterns studied herein, the apple + soybean pattern should be redesigned to improve performance.

scholarly journals Identification, Prioritization and Mapping of Ecosystem Services in the Panchase Mountain Ecological Region of Western Nepal

Forests ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shankar Adhikari ◽  
Himlal Baral ◽  
Craig Nitschke
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
The Status ◽  
Ecological Region ◽  
Forest Users ◽  
Provisioning Services

Ecosystem services (ES) are critical to human well-being, especially in developing countries. Improved understanding of the status of ES is required to help people improve their quality of life. The status of ES is largely unknown in many regions of Nepal. This study was carried out in one of Nepal’s biodiversity hotspots, the Panchase Mountain Ecological region (PMER), to identify, prioritize and map the major ES in the region. Primary data for the study were collected through key informant interviews, focus group discussions, a transect walk, and field observations. Similarly, secondary data were obtained from published and unpublished reports and satellite images of the study area. The data were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Thirty-seven ES were identified from the study landscape. Among them, nine were provisioning services, thirteen regulating services, nine cultural services, and six supporting services. Interestingly, the prioritization of ES among stakeholders differed on the basis of their background, particular features of their landscape, professional engagement, and individual interests. For instance, forest users prioritized provisioning services for their daily needs whereas forest managers prioritized regulating and cultural services for overall ecosystem management and aesthetic values. Mapping of the ES from the landscape for 1995 and 2015 identified that forest area and associated ES have likely increased, especially in the upland regions, while agricultural land and their associated ES have decreased. The study can be used as a reference by planners and policy makers in managing ES in the PMER to increase synergies and reduce trade-off among various services.

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