TY - JOUR
T1 - Ecosystem services value assessment and uneven development of the Qingjiang river basin in China
AU - Lin, Zhengsong
AU - Ye, Xinyue
AU - Wei, Qian
AU - Xin, Fan
AU - Lu, Zhang
AU - Kudva, Sonali
AU - Dai, Qiwen
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: We would like to extend our thanks to the 5th International Conference on Eco-Compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services. This research was supported by funding from the Evaluation Index of Resources and Environmental Carrying Capability (No. 1212011220096), the Pilot Project of Evaluation of Resources and Environmental Carrying Capacity in Typical Area of Qinling Resource Type (No. DD2016042), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41430637, 41329001), and Humanities and Social Science Foundation of Ministry of Education in China (17XJC790001).
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PY - 2017/12/18
Y1 - 2017/12/18
N2 - As an important ecological barrier in Southwest China, the Qingjiang river basin plays a vital role in shaping the mountainous terrain. This paper analyzes the Ecosystem Services Value (ESV) using a series of methods based on the data of changes in land use from 2000 to 2015 and the statistical yearbook. The changes in land use between 2000 and 2015 were dominated by forest land, which accounted for 60.63% of the total area, followed by arable landwhich accounted for about 22.26%, while grassland and other land use contribution rates were the lowest, accounting for only about 17.11%. Environmental changes and economic development were uneven. The regional comprehensive strength of En'shi City, Changyang County, and Yidu City were among the highest, while Badong County, Hefeng County, and Wufeng County were among the lowest in the area under study. In addition, the ESV in 2035 was estimated to be 1.56 billion dollars, a decrease of 27.64% when compared with the year 2000. The ESV of Yidu City, Lichuan City, Jianshi County, and Hefeng County grew faster, at the rates of 94.76%, 65.12%, 96.96%, and 92.38%, respectively. However, the ESV of En'shi City, Badong County, Wufeng County and Xuan'en County showed a downward trend, at the rates of -32.53%, -487.80%, -368.07%, and -181.52%, respectively.
AB - As an important ecological barrier in Southwest China, the Qingjiang river basin plays a vital role in shaping the mountainous terrain. This paper analyzes the Ecosystem Services Value (ESV) using a series of methods based on the data of changes in land use from 2000 to 2015 and the statistical yearbook. The changes in land use between 2000 and 2015 were dominated by forest land, which accounted for 60.63% of the total area, followed by arable landwhich accounted for about 22.26%, while grassland and other land use contribution rates were the lowest, accounting for only about 17.11%. Environmental changes and economic development were uneven. The regional comprehensive strength of En'shi City, Changyang County, and Yidu City were among the highest, while Badong County, Hefeng County, and Wufeng County were among the lowest in the area under study. In addition, the ESV in 2035 was estimated to be 1.56 billion dollars, a decrease of 27.64% when compared with the year 2000. The ESV of Yidu City, Lichuan City, Jianshi County, and Hefeng County grew faster, at the rates of 94.76%, 65.12%, 96.96%, and 92.38%, respectively. However, the ESV of En'shi City, Badong County, Wufeng County and Xuan'en County showed a downward trend, at the rates of -32.53%, -487.80%, -368.07%, and -181.52%, respectively.
KW - Ecosystem services value
KW - Grey prediction method
KW - Land use change
KW - Qingjiang river basin
KW - Unevenness
KW - Weighted summation method
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U2 - 10.3390/su9122356
DO - 10.3390/su9122356
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85038430602
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 9
JO - Sustainability
JF - Sustainability
IS - 12
M1 - 2356
ER -