Ecosystem services research in China: A critical review

Jiang, Wei

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.05.012

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“…Roughly half of all publications on ESS in China focus on monetary valuation, with about 32% adopting the benefit transfer framework proposed by Costanza et al (1997) [25,68]. Only 31% of ESS studies relied on quantitative assessments and only 2% used a perspective-based valuation approach [68], which represent the approaches we combined in this study. The spatial heterogeneity of the study area precluded the use of direct benefit transfers.…”

Section: Transdisciplinarity and Ranking Of Multiple Essmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Ecosystem Services in Rubber Dominated Landscapes in South-East Asia—A Challenge for Biophysical Modeling and Transdisciplinary Valuation

Thellmann

Blagodatsky

Häuser³

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Forests

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Abstract:The concept of ecosystem services (ESS) has been increasingly recognized for its potential in decision making processes concerning environmental policy. Multidisciplinary projects on rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) cultivation, integrating research on a variety of ESS, have been few and far between. More than three years of iterative workshops with regional stakeholders resulted in the development of future land use scenarios for our study area in Xishuangbanna, PR China. We used the InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs) modeling framework to analyze their impact on sediment retention, water yield, habitat quality, and carbon sequestration and developed a model for assessing rubber yields. We investigated the percentage deviations of integrated ESS indices in each scenario, as compared to the initial state of 2015 and as a novelty used different statistical weighting methods to include rankings for the preference of ESS from three contrasting stakeholder groups. The business-as-usual scenario (BAU, continuous rubber expansions) revealed an increase in rubber yields trading off against all other ESS analyzed. Compared to BAU, the measures introduced in the balanced-trade-offs scenario (reforestation, reduced herbicide application, riverine buffer zones, etc.) reduced the total amount of rubber yield but enhanced habitat quality and regulating ESS. The results show that the integrated indices for the provisioning of ESS would be overestimated without the inclusion of the stakeholder groups. We conclude that policy regulations, if properly assessed with spatial models and integrated stakeholder feedback, have the potential to buffer the typical trade-off between agricultural intensification and environmental protection.

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Section: Transdisciplinarity and Ranking Of Multiple Essmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing Ecosystem Services in Rubber Dominated Landscapes in South-East Asia—A Challenge for Biophysical Modeling and Transdisciplinary Valuation

Thellmann

Blagodatsky

Häuser³

et al. 2017

Forests

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“…Increasing environmental and resource problems resulted in the degradation of wetlands, restricting the sustainable development of regional economy and society [2,12]. In China, the wetland area has been reduced by approximately 33% in the past 30 years, and 40% of the key protected wetlands are facing severe threat of degradation [13,14]. Wetland research and protection has become the consensus of governments, the public and the international academic community in the 21st century [15].…”

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LUCC and Ecosystem Service Value Assessment for Wetlands: A Case Study in Nansi Lake, China

Meng

Jiang

2019

Water

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Wetland is one of the most important ecosystems in the world. A healthy wetland ecosystem is important to the development of a regional and even global economy, and it is also beneficial to the human living conditions. In this paper, remote sensing (RS), landscape metrics were used to analyze the land use/land cover change (LUCC), landscape pattern change and the ecosystem services value (ESV) from 1987 to 2017 in Nansi Lake wetland of China. The results showed: 54.4% of the natural wetlands in Nansi Lake were replaced by constructed wetlands in the past 30 years, the ecosystem was degraded and the landscape structure was fragmented due to the severe drought in 2002 and the development of aquaculture and tourism in recent years. The ESV of Nansi Lake wetland fluctuated from 1987 to 2017, and the average annual ESV ($8134/hm2) was much lower than that of global and China’s wetlands, the LUCC driven by human production and economic development leads to the reduction of ESV, especially the rapid increase of constructed wetlands. Finally, the implications of wetland laws and policies, wetland monitoring, assessment and database construction, and wetland regional development strategies were discussed for wetland protection and management.

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“…Finally, there needs to be more study of cultural ES (except tourism). Such work is lacking in the karst landscapes specifically, and generally across China (Jiang 2017). Although it is challenging to assess cultural ES, approaches have been proposed for landscape aesthetics, perception and local identity (Jiang 2017).…”

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Karst landscapes of China: patterns, ecosystem processes and services

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Context The karst region of southwestern China, one of the largest continuous karsts in the world, is known for its unique landscapes and rich biodiversity. This region has suffered severe environmental degradation (e.g., vegetation cover loss, soil erosion and biodiversity loss). In recent decades, Chinese governments at different levels have initiated several ecological programs (e.g., Green for Grain, Mountain Closure) to restore the degraded environment and to alleviate poverty. Objectives This study summarizes landscape studies of karst landscapes patterns, their dynamics and interactions among landscape pattern, hydrological processes and ecosystem services (ES). Methods We conducted a systematic literature review of science and land use policy to identify knowledge gaps and recommend future research and policy directions. Results Karst landscapes have experienced rapid turnover in recent decades due largely to the overlap of intense human activity on the fragile karst ecosystems. Many studies have comprehensively examined hydrology, soil processes and ecosystem services (ES) and their relationships with landscape pattern. Most of these studies have found that karst ecosystems recover with improved ES. However, the importance of epikarst in hydrological and soil processes, intense anthropogenic disturbance and landscape heterogeneity in landscape models remains elusive. Conclusions Future research should focus on indepth examination and modelling of karst specific hydrological and soil processes, investigating relationships between climatic change, landscape change, ecological processes, and region-specific ES assessments. Results from such research should provide the necessary scientific support for a comprehensive, national karst rocky desertification treatment project (Stage II) and poverty alleviation initiatives.

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Ecosystem services research in China: A critical review

Cited by 89 publications

References 56 publications

Assessing Ecosystem Services in Rubber Dominated Landscapes in South-East Asia—A Challenge for Biophysical Modeling and Transdisciplinary Valuation

Assessing Ecosystem Services in Rubber Dominated Landscapes in South-East Asia—A Challenge for Biophysical Modeling and Transdisciplinary Valuation

LUCC and Ecosystem Service Value Assessment for Wetlands: A Case Study in Nansi Lake, China

Karst landscapes of China: patterns, ecosystem processes and services

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