| Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China | |
Fang, Zhou; Bai, Yang1,2 ; Jiang, Bo3; Alatalo, Juha M.; Liu, Gang; Wang, Huimin
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| 2020 | |
| Source Publication | SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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| ISSN | 1879-1026 |
| Volume | 726Pages:- |
| Abstract | Natural vegetation is important for ecosystem services (ESs) provision, but is decreasing rapidly due to human-driven land use change, especially rapid expansion of commercial plantations. This is leading to a decrease in ESs provision, so measures are urgently needed to protect natural vegetation. Human activities, especially commercial plantations, can also lead to differences in vegetation types and associated ESs provision. This feature varies with altitude, an issue which has received insufficient attention. In this study, four ESs relevant to stakeholders (carbon storage, nitrogen export, sediment retention and water yield) were assessed. InVEST models and statistical methods (ANOVA; exploratory hierarchical clustering) were used to analyse: 1) similarities/differences in ESs provision between different vegetation types and 2) spatial differences in ESs in different altitude zones in the Xishuangbanna region of China. The results showed that vegetation types in Xishuangbanna and their ESs supply capacity differed markedly, with the overall ESs supply capacity of natural forests exceeding that of commercial plantations. Promotion of mixed organic agriculture can be a balanced measure to secure future economic development and ecological protection. This study can act as reference for vegetation protection in other areas within and beyond China. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Keyword | Vegetation types Ecosystem services Altitude difference Vegetation clustering Protection schemes |
| Subject Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138565 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000537424400012 |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | https://ir.xtbg.ac.cn/handle/353005/11692 |
| Collection | 2012年后新成立研究组 景观生态研究组 |
| Affiliation | 1.Hohai Univ, State Key Lab Hydrol Water Resource & Hydraul Eng, Nanjing 210098, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Integrat Conservat, Xishuangbanna Trop Bot Garden, Menglun 666303, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Conservat Biol, Core Bot Gardens, Mengla 666303, Peoples R China 4.Changjiang Water Resources Protect Inst, Wuhan 430051, Peoples R China 5.Alatalo, Juha M.] Qatar Univ, Dept Biol & Environm Sci, Coll Arts & Sci, POB 2713, Doha, Qatar 6.Alatalo, Juha M.] Qatar Univ, Environm Sci Ctr, POB 2713, Doha, Qatar |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Fang, Zhou,Bai, Yang,Jiang, Bo,et al. Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China[J]. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,2020,726:-. |
| APA | Fang, Zhou,Bai, Yang,Jiang, Bo,Alatalo, Juha M.,Liu, Gang,&Wang, Huimin.(2020).Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China.SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,726,-. |
| MLA | Fang, Zhou,et al."Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China".SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 726(2020):-. |
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