Research on grassland ecosystem service value in China under climate change based on meta-analysis: a case study of Qinghai province

Kang, Binyue; Shao, Qiuyu; Xu, Hengkang; Jiang, Fengyan; Wei, Xiaoting; Shao, Xinqing

doi:10.1108/ijccsm-06-2020-0073

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“…These grasslands provide diverse ecosystem services with multiple regulating, provisioning and cultural services, which contributes to their higher ecosystem service value (Boval et al, 2017). Previous studies on grassland economic value or that employed meta‐analysis focused more on ecosystem services, without paying much attention to different grassland types (Huber & Finger, 2020; B. Kang et al, 2020).…”

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“…For example, Huber and Finger (2020) undertook a meta‐analysis focusing on the recreation service of grasslands with samples from European countries. B. Kang et al (2020) reported meta‐regression results on grassland ecosystem service values considering valuation methods based only on observations from Qinghai Province in China. The meta‐analysis conducted by Ren et al (2016) reported the monetary value changes of grassland biodiversity services before and after restoration in China.…”

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The economic value of grassland ecosystem services: A global meta‐analysis

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Background: Grasslands provide a wide variety of ecosystem services that contribute to human wellbeing. While an increasing number of studies are evaluating the monetary value of grassland ecosystem services, most of them focus on specific grassland ecosystem services at regional or local scales, and they use different assessment methods. Methods: This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the economic value of global grassland ecosystem services based on a meta-analysis of 702 observations from 134 primary studies. Results:The economic values of different ecosystem services cover a wide range of grassland types, regions, and estimation methods. The annual economic value per hectare ranges from $3955 for semidesert grasslands to $5466 for tropical grasslands. On average, regulating services have the highest value, which is approximately four times that of provisioning services or approximately eight times that of food supply services. Several factors impact the estimated ecosystem service values, including the evaluation method, source and year of publication, and study site. The results indicate that the annual economic value of global grasslands exceeds $20.8 trillion. Conclusions:The findings of this study not only provide useful information for understanding the economic value of various ecosystem services associated with different types of grasslands but also have important policy implications for the ecological conservation of grassland globally.

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The economic value of grassland ecosystem services: A global meta‐analysis

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“…4.1 The impact of climate change, environmental pollution and conservation variables on the water ESV is significant and worthy of attention Climate change, environmental pollution and conservation variables are the focus of this paper. Relevant scholars have analyzed the impact of different climatic conditions on the value of ecosystem services such as forests, cultivated land, and grasslands (Nelson et al, 2013;Li et al, 2016;Siriwardena et al, 2016;Gollany and Venterea, 2018;Scheiter et al, 2019;Balasubramanian, 2019;Kang et al, 2020). This paper believes that it is particularly important to study the impact of climatic conditions on the value of water ecosystem services.…”

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Evaluation and evolution analysis of water ecosystem service value in the yangtze river delta region based on meta-analysis

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Rapid economic development, industrialization and urbanization lead to environmental pollution and damage the stability of regional ecosystems. The Yangtze River Delta region is an economically developed region in China, faces the problems of water environment pollution and water ecosystem service degradation. Reasonable assessment of water ecosystem service value (ESV) is of great significance for grasping the status of regional water ecosystem services, improving water ecological environment, and realizing regional sustainable development. This study collects 119 research literature about China, including 156 observations to establish a value transfer database; specially builds a Meta-analysis model including the variables of climate conditions, environmental pollution and environmental protection, then assesses the waters ESV in the Yangtze River Delta using the model and analyzes the changes from 2009 to 2018. The study finds that the location, population density, the area of the site, average annual precipitation, literature characteristics, landscape characteristics, wastewater discharge, environmental protection expenditure, and wastewater treatment costs can affect the water ESV significantly. Based on the meta-analysis benefit transfer model to evaluate the water ESV in Yangtze River Delta region is RMB 177,126 yuan/ hha/year and the growth rate is 27.18%. The place with the highest value per unit area is Shanghai, and the total value in Jiangsu Province is the highest. Economic development, waste water discharge and wastewater treatment costs are the main reasons for the changes and differences in the value of water ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Delta region. The contribution of this study to the field of water ESV assessment is that the meta-analysis model includes a broader set of influencing variables, including landscape, population density, climate change and environmental protection. It provides a practical reference for water ESV assessment on the local scale and a scientific basis for water area management related to the development of water area and ecological compensation, as well as promote the sustainable development of water ecosystems.

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“…This study provides an assessment for the survival prediction of cloned plants under nitrogen deposition related to climate change and has important theoretical and practical significance for the sustainable management of grassland ecosystem in arid and semi-arid regions. Kang et al (2020) revealed a positive correlation between grassland ecosystem service value and climate factors. Compared with the annual average precipitation, the annual average temperature was found to have a more significant impact on ecosystem service value.…”

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Guest editorialClimate change impacts and adaptations in arid and semi-arid regions More than a third of the Earth is covered by arid and semi-arid climates, with many regions already intolerable for human beings. The environment and ecosystems in these regions are very fragile and sensitive and have high drought risks. Climate change is causing serious water scarcity, heat waves and other disasters today and in the near future, leading to reduction in food security and agricultural productivity. Transboundary rivers from the glacial mountains and humid climate zones are often the only sources of water in arid and semi-arid lands. Because of extreme differences in topographical features, altitudes and atmospheric conditions, climate and environmental conditions vary considerably across arid and semi-arid regions. However, there are limited special issues focusing specifically on climate change on arid and semi-arid regions. This issue of International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management will fill this gap and will make the community of practice aware of disastrous consequences of climate change on arid and semi-arid regions and offer innovative approaches toward a sustainable environment.Recent climate change has exacerbated water scarcity and then affected agriculture practices and outputs significantly, especially in arid and semi-arid regions, which possibly further lead to the pervasion of poverty in developing countries. Known adaptation and mitigation strategies adopted by farmers include alteration in crop production, soil and water management, land use and livestock management (Shanabhoga et al., 2020). Since farmers' agriculture production decision is a careful trade-off between risk minimization and profit maximization simply based on their perceptions of climate disasters, discrepancies between farmer perceptions and climatological evidence will negatively impact on farmer adaptation options and outcomes. Rapholo and Lawrence (2020) investigated a South African case and found that age, level of education, farming experience and accessibility to information influenced the likelihood of farmers to correctly perceive climate variability. Especially, coping and adaption strategies of over one-third of the farmers could be negatively impacted by wrong perceptions of climate variability. As a solution, Rankoana (2020) recommended community-based practices on restrictions and regulations on rural water consumption from the reticulation system to minimize potential drought risks and ensure water security under climate change. Shanabhoga et al. (2020) investigated an Indian case and confirmed the similar fact, i.e. different farmers practiced different adaptation/ mitigation approaches in adopting these adaptation strategies because of their knowledge, expertise and availability of resources. Huang et al. (2020) investigated a Chinese case and revealed that farmers' adoption of soil and water conservation measures in the arid Loess Plateau of China is directly linked with the level of soil erosi...

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Research on grassland ecosystem service value in China under climate change based on meta-analysis: a case study of Qinghai province

Cited by 17 publications

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The economic value of grassland ecosystem services: A global meta‐analysis

The economic value of grassland ecosystem services: A global meta‐analysis

Evaluation and evolution analysis of water ecosystem service value in the yangtze river delta region based on meta-analysis

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