Landscape pattern change and its impacts on the ecosystem services value in southern Jiangxi Province

In recent decades, substantial changes have occurred in the spatial structure and form of landscapes in metropolises; these have greatly impacted ecosystem provision capacities. Clarifying the impact mechanism of landscape patterns on ecosystem services can provide insights into regional ecological conservation and sustainable development measures. Although previous studies have explored the impacts of landscape patterns on ecosystem services at multiple scales, few studies have been conducted using the buffer gradient analysis approach. Using land-use/cover change data, this study measured the evolution of spatiotemporal features of landscape patterns and ecosystem services value (ESV) with 1, 2, and 3 km buffer-zone scales in Wuhan, China. Econometric models were then used to analyze the impacts of landscape patterns on ecosystem services at different buffer-zone scales. The results demonstrated that rapid urbanization in Wuhan has led to significant changes in landscape patterns, and the landscape pattern metrics exhibited significant spatial heterogeneity. The ESV in Wuhan exhibited a steady decline during the study period. Hydrological regulations and waste treatment functions contributed to the largest proportion of ESV, and raw material production functions contributed to the lowest proportion. Landscape pattern metrics exerted a significant influence on ESV; however, this influence varied greatly. The results of this study provide a new understanding of the influence mechanism of landscape patterns on ecosystem services at 1, 2, and 3 km buffer-zone scales. These findings are critical for facilitating landscape planning and regional sustainable development.

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Analysis on spatial pattern change of land use types and its influences on ecosystem services value: a case study of Wuchuan County in China

2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium ◽

10.1109/igarss.2007.4423565 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Zhigang Xu ◽

Dafang Zhuang

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Spatial Pattern ◽

Ecosystem Services Value ◽

Pattern Change ◽

Land Use Types

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Impact of landscape pattern change on water-related ecosystem services: Comprehensive analysis based on heterogeneity perspective

Ecological Indicators ◽

10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108372 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 133 ◽

pp. 108372

Author(s):

Junhan Li ◽

Kaichun Zhou ◽

Binggeng Xie ◽

Jianyong Xiao

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Landscape Pattern ◽

Comprehensive Analysis ◽

Pattern Change

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Is There A Quick Path For Valuation Of Ecosystem Services?-A Comparative Study In Xiu River, China

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20185303033 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

pp. 03033

Author(s):

Tongyang Wei ◽

Yong Yang

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Contingent Valuation Method ◽

Benefit Transfer ◽

Jiangxi Province ◽

Ecosystem Services Value ◽

Valuation Method ◽

Chinese Case ◽

Transfer Method ◽

Special Benefit

This paper uses the valuation of Xiu River Hydrological Regulating services in Jiangxi province, China as a case study to compare 3 methods to value the ecosystem services, i.e improved contingent valuation method, choice based conjoint analysis and special benefit transfer method. Willingness to pay is estimated by using Logit and Clogit with contrasting controls for non-protests residents. This study discusses the implications of these findings and direction for related future researches into the ecosystem services valuation in China. Appropriate methods should be used for different valuation proposes, rather than blindly using special benefit transfer method just for its convenience. China should construct Ecosystem services value table based on Chinese case studies.

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Assessing Changes in Ecosystem Service Values in Response to Land Cover Dynamics in Jiangxi Province, China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17093018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (9) ◽

pp. 3018 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Xinmin Zhang ◽

Hualin Xie ◽

Jiaying Shi ◽

Tiangui Lv ◽

Caihua Zhou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Land Cover ◽

Ecosystem Service ◽

Food Production ◽

Waste Treatment ◽

Jiangxi Province ◽

Trade Off ◽

Ecosystem Services Value ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Land Cover Dynamics

This paper examines the ecosystem service values of Jiangxi province, China using the benefit transfer approach. The land cover dynamics results show that cropland and forest are the main land cover types in Jiangxi province. Urban land drastically increased after 2000, expanding from 846.54 km2 in 2000 to 2317.48 km2 in 2015. Forest and water obviously decreased across the study periods. Consequently, the total ecosystem service values decreased from 37.91 × 1010 Yuan in 1995 to 35.27 × 1010 Yuan in 2015. The values showed a declining trend, especially during the 1995–2000 period. The largest declines in ecosystem service values were caused by decreases in forest and water cover. Regulating services experienced the largest declines in ecosystem services value. Moreover, water supply showed the largest decline in ecosystem service value between 1995 and 2015. Not surprisingly, food production increased in the whole period, especially in the 1995–2000 period. Forest and cropland played the most important roles in the total ecosystem service values of Jiangxi province. We then discussed the relationship among ecosystem services based on the ecosystem service trade-off degree. The results show that the dominant relationship among ecosystem services in Jiangxi province was synergy; thus synergy mostly occurred in all ecosystem services except for food production from 1995 to 2015. However, during the 1995–2000 period, trade-offs mainly existed in both food production and waste treatment. The proportion of synergy greatly increased in the 2000–2015 period, and the synergistic relationship between waste treatment and other ecosystem services increased. However, the trade-off relationship between food production and other ecosystem services still has not improved, which should be concerned in the future. Changes in the percentage share of cropland showed a declining trend; thus, the potential risk of cropland loss should be monitored.

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