Supply and demand measurement and spatio-temporal evolution of ecosystem services in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region

Indentifying the spatio-temporal patterns of ecosystem services supply and demand and the driving forces is of great significance to the regional ecological security and sustainable socio-economic development. Due to long term and high-intensity development, the ecological environment in central and southern Liaoning urban agglomerations has been greatly destroyed thereafter has restricted sustainable development in this region. Based on Landsat ETM and OLI images, land use of this urban agglomeration in 2005, 2010 and 2015 was extracted. The integrative index of multiple-ecosystem services (IMES) was used to quantify the supply (IMESs), demand (IMESd) and balance (IMESb) of multiple-ecosystem services, The spatial patterns of ecosystem services and its dynamics for the period of 2005&ndash;2015 were revealed. The multiple regression and stepwise regression analysis were used to explore relationships between ecosystem services and socioeconomic factors. The results showed that the IMESs of the region increased by 2.93&thinsp;%, whereas IMESd dropped 38&thinsp;%. The undersupplied area was reduced to 2. The IMESs and IMESb were mainly negatively correlated with gross domestic product (GDP), population density, foreign investment and industrial output, while GDP per capita and the number of teachers had significant positive impacts on ecosystem services supply. The positive correlation between IMESd and GDP, population density and foreign investment were found. The ecosystem services models were established. Supply and balance of multiple-ecosystem services were positively correlated with population density, but the demand was the opposite. The results can provide some reference value for the coordinately economic and ecological development in the study area.

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Spatio-temporal evolution scenarios and the coupling analysis of ecosystem services with land use change in China

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.136 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 681 ◽

pp. 211-225 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Yongxiu Sun ◽

Shiliang Liu ◽

Yuhong Dong ◽

Yi An ◽

Fangning Shi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Temporal Evolution ◽

Coupling Analysis ◽

Spatio Temporal

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Spatio-temporal evolution of ecologically-sustainable land use in the luoxiao mountains and responses of its ecosystem services: A case study of Jinggangshan City in Jiangxi Province

Acta Ecologica Sinica ◽

10.5846/stxb201806011223 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 39 (10) ◽

Author(s):

璩路路 QU Lulu ◽

刘彦随 LIU Yansui ◽

周扬 ZHOU Yang ◽

李裕瑞 LI Yurui

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Temporal Evolution ◽

Sustainable Land Use ◽

Jiangxi Province ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

Ecologically Sustainable

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Identification of Ecological Risk Zoning on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from the Perspective of Ecosystem Service Supply and Demand

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13105366 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (10) ◽

pp. 5366

Author(s):

Wei Shi ◽

Fuwei Qiao ◽

Liang Zhou

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

High Risk ◽

Ecological Risk ◽

Temporal Pattern ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Tibet Plateau ◽

Risk Areas ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

Qinghai Tibet Plateau

With the interaction of global change and human activities, the contradistinction between supply and demand of ecosystem services in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is becoming increasingly tense, which will have a profound impact on the ecological security of China and even Asia. Based on land cover data on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in 1990, 2005, and 2015, this paper estimated the supply capacity of ecosystem services using the value equivalent method, calculated the demand for ecosystem services using population density and economic density, established an ecosystem risk index based on the idea of an ecosystem service matrix to reveal the spatio-temporal pattern of the supply and demand of ecosystem services in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and identified the potential ecological risk areas arising from the imbalance between supply and demand. The results showed that: (1) In terms of the spatio-temporal pattern of land use change, the desert area of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau decreased the most with 26,238.9 km2, and other types of land use increased, of which construction land increased by 131.7%; (2) In terms of the supply and demand of ecosystem services, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was mainly dominated by low-level surplus areas, accounting for 64.0%, and the deficit in some areas has worsened significantly; and (3) In terms of division pattern of ecological risk areas, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau presented characteristics of high risk in the east and low risk in the west. The high-risk area accounted for 1.1%, mainly distributed in the Huangshui Valley and the “One River and Two Tributaries” (Yarlung Zangbo River, Lhasa River, Nianchu River). The research results can provide reference for ecosystem management and policy formulation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and have important significance for realizing the coupling and coordinated development of human–land relationship in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

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The relationship between supply and demand of ecosystem services and its spatio-temporal variation in the Yellow River Basin

自然资源学报 ◽

10.31497/zrzyxb.20210110 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 148

Author(s):

Jing-jing LIU ◽

Jing WANG ◽

Jian-wang DAI ◽

Tian-lin ZHAI ◽

Ze-hui LI

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Temporal Variation ◽

River Basin ◽

Yellow River ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Yellow River Basin ◽

The Yellow River ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

The Yellow River Basin ◽

The Relationship

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Spatio-temporal evolution of water-related ecosystem services: Taihu Basin, China

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.5041 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. e5041 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Junyu Chen ◽

Tao Cui ◽

Huimin Wang ◽

Gang Liu ◽

Mat Gilfedder ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Temporal Evolution ◽

Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽

Well Being ◽

Cultivated Land ◽

Distributed Models ◽

Taihu Basin ◽

Service Oriented ◽

Spatio Temporal

Water-related ecosystem services (WESs) arise from the interaction between water ecosystems and their surrounding terrestrial ecosystems. They are critical for human well-being as well as for the whole ecological circle. An urgent service-oriented reform for the utilization and supervision of WESs can assist in avoiding ecological risks and achieving a more sustainable development in the Taihu Basin, China (THB). Spatially distributed models allow the multiple impacts of land use/land cover conversion and climate variation on WESs to be estimated and visualized efficiently, and such models can form a useful component in the toolbox for integrated water ecosystem management. The Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs model is used here to evaluate and visualize the spatio-temporal evolution of WESs in the THB from 2000 to 2010. Results indicate that water retention service experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 with a recovery after 2005, while there was ongoing water scarcity in urban areas. Both the water purification service and the soil retention service underwent a slight decrease over the study period. Nutrients export mainly came from developed land and cultivated land, with the hilly areas in the south of the THB forming the primary area for soil loss. The quantity and distribution of WESs were impacted significantly by the shrinkage of cultivated land and the expansion of developed land. These findings will lay a foundation for a service-oriented management of WESs in the THB and support evidence-based decision making.

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Multi-Scape Interventions to Match Spatial Scales of Demand and Supply of Ecosystem Services

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems ◽

10.3389/fsufs.2020.607276 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

Author(s):

Emilio A. Laca

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Temporal Distribution ◽

Ecosystem Functions ◽

Spatial Design ◽

Spatial And Temporal Distributions ◽

Quantitative Basis ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

And Function

The original focus on supply of ecosystem services is shifting toward matching supply and demand. This new focus underlines the need to consider not only the amount of ecosystem services but also their spatial and temporal distributions relative to demand. Ecosystem functions and services have characteristic or salient scales that are defined by the scales at which the producing organisms or communities exist and function. Provision of ecosystem services (ES) and functions can be managed optimally by controlling the spatio-temporal distribution of landscape and community components. A simple model represents distributions of ES as kernels centered at the location of interventions such as grassland restoration or establishment of nesting habitat for pollinators. Distribution kernels allow non-habitat patches to receive ecosystem services from species they cannot support. Simulations for three contrasting ES producing organisms (bumblebees, Northern Harriers, and oak trees) show the effects of interacting distribution of interventions and demand for ES. More ES demand is met when the intervention is spread out in the landscape and demand is evenly distributed, particularly when the kernel radius is much larger than the minimum intervention required for the ES producing unit to be established. Because different functions have different reaches and saturation points, the level of ES demand met at any point in space can be modulated by controlling the spatial distribution of landscape components created by interventions. Different ES can be promoted by the same type and quantity of intervention by controlling the continuum of scales in the distribution of interventions. This work provides a conceptual and quantitative basis to consider the spatial design of interventions to match ES supply and demand.

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Spatio-temporal evolution of a transversally excited electrical discharge in Nitrogen

Journal de Physique II ◽

10.1051/jp2:1991203 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 1 (9) ◽

pp. 1021-1031 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

N. Spyrou ◽

Ch. Manassis

Keyword(s):

Electrical Discharge ◽

Temporal Evolution ◽

Spatio Temporal

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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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