The Evolution and Determinants of Ecosystem Services in Guizhou—A Typical Karst Mountainous Area in Southwest China
Due to rapid urbanization and economic development, the natural environment and ecological processes have been significantly affected by human activities. Especially in ecologically fragile karst areas, the ecosystems are more sensitive to external disturbances and have a hard time recovering, thus...
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| description | Due to rapid urbanization and economic development, the natural environment and ecological processes have been significantly affected by human activities. Especially in ecologically fragile karst areas, the ecosystems are more sensitive to external disturbances and have a hard time recovering, thus studies on the ecosystem services in these areas are significant. In view of this, we took Guizhou (a typical karst province) as the research area, evaluated the ecosystem service value (ESV) according to reclassified land uses and revised equivalent factors, and investigated the determinants of ecosystem services based on geographic detection. It was found that the total ESV showed a prominent increase trend, increasing from 152.55 billion CNY in 2000 to 285.50 billion CNY in 2020. The rise of grain prices due to growing social demands was the main factor in driving the increase of ESV. Spatially, the ESVs of central and western Guizhou were lower with cold spots appearing around human gathering areas, while that of southern and southeastern Guizhou were higher with hot spots that formed in continually distributed woodland. Moreover, the ESV per unit area and its change rate in karst regions were always lower than that in non-karst areas. Precipitation and temperature were the dominant nature factors while cultivation and population density were the main anthropogenic effects driving the evolution of ecosystem services. Therefore, positive human activities as well as rational and efficient land-use should be guided to promote the coordinated and high-quality development of ecology and the economy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9b65b72ab6e4693b112be3eeb276fb12023-12-03T13:56:52ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-07-01118116410.3390/land11081164The Evolution and Determinants of Ecosystem Services in Guizhou—A Typical Karst Mountainous Area in Southwest ChinaLu Jiao0Rui Yang1Yinling Zhang2Jian Yin3Jiayu Huang4College of Big Data Application and Economics, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, ChinaCollege of Public Management, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, ChinaSchool of Tourism and Culture Industry, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, ChinaWest China Modernization Research Center, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, ChinaCollege of Big Data Application and Economics, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, ChinaDue to rapid urbanization and economic development, the natural environment and ecological processes have been significantly affected by human activities. Especially in ecologically fragile karst areas, the ecosystems are more sensitive to external disturbances and have a hard time recovering, thus studies on the ecosystem services in these areas are significant. In view of this, we took Guizhou (a typical karst province) as the research area, evaluated the ecosystem service value (ESV) according to reclassified land uses and revised equivalent factors, and investigated the determinants of ecosystem services based on geographic detection. It was found that the total ESV showed a prominent increase trend, increasing from 152.55 billion CNY in 2000 to 285.50 billion CNY in 2020. The rise of grain prices due to growing social demands was the main factor in driving the increase of ESV. Spatially, the ESVs of central and western Guizhou were lower with cold spots appearing around human gathering areas, while that of southern and southeastern Guizhou were higher with hot spots that formed in continually distributed woodland. Moreover, the ESV per unit area and its change rate in karst regions were always lower than that in non-karst areas. Precipitation and temperature were the dominant nature factors while cultivation and population density were the main anthropogenic effects driving the evolution of ecosystem services. Therefore, positive human activities as well as rational and efficient land-use should be guided to promote the coordinated and high-quality development of ecology and the economy.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/8/1164karst regionland-use changeecosystem service valuespatial autocorrelationgeographical detector |
| spellingShingle | Lu Jiao Rui Yang Yinling Zhang Jian Yin Jiayu Huang The Evolution and Determinants of Ecosystem Services in Guizhou—A Typical Karst Mountainous Area in Southwest China Land karst region land-use change ecosystem service value spatial autocorrelation geographical detector |
| title | The Evolution and Determinants of Ecosystem Services in Guizhou—A Typical Karst Mountainous Area in Southwest China |
| title_full | The Evolution and Determinants of Ecosystem Services in Guizhou—A Typical Karst Mountainous Area in Southwest China |
| title_fullStr | The Evolution and Determinants of Ecosystem Services in Guizhou—A Typical Karst Mountainous Area in Southwest China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Evolution and Determinants of Ecosystem Services in Guizhou—A Typical Karst Mountainous Area in Southwest China |
| title_short | The Evolution and Determinants of Ecosystem Services in Guizhou—A Typical Karst Mountainous Area in Southwest China |
| title_sort | evolution and determinants of ecosystem services in guizhou a typical karst mountainous area in southwest china |
| topic | karst region land-use change ecosystem service value spatial autocorrelation geographical detector |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/8/1164 |
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