TY - JOUR
T1 - How do mountain ecosystem services respond to changes in vegetation and climate? An evidence from the Qinling Mountains, China
AU - Yu, Fei
AU - Li, Chenlu
AU - Yuan, Zuoqiang
AU - Luo, Ying
AU - Yin, Qiulong
AU - Wang, Qian
AU - Hao, Zhanqing
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - Ecosystem services (ESs) have been widely used in the management and protection of regional ecosystems. Among the numerous influencing factors, climate and vegetation are important factors affecting ESs. Nevertheless, unraveling the intricate and non-linear relationship between ESs and the fluctuations in climate and fractional vegetation cover (FVC) remains an elusive task, particularly within the intricate and dynamic context of mountainous terrains. Therefore, the Qinling Mountains (QL) was selected as the study area, four major ESs (habitat quality, water yield, carbon sequestration and soil conservation) were quantified, and two key points (threshold point and critical point of high ESs supply) were determined by elastic analysis and constraint line respectively. The results showed that the influence thresholds of temperature and FVC on ESs were 13.2 °C and 57%, respectively. The results of constraint line showed that ESs is maintained at a high level when the temperature < 11.04 °C, the precipitation > 840 mm, and the FVC > 57%. According to the threshold points and critical points of high ESs supply, sensitive areas and high ESs supply areas were divided respectively. In addition, based on the above two regional divisions, we obtained an ecosystem management planning map of the study area and put forward corresponding practical suggestions for different regions. This study satisfies the docking of the research results and practical decision-making requirements and provides a theoretical scientific basis for the restoration and sustainable management of ecological environments.
AB - Ecosystem services (ESs) have been widely used in the management and protection of regional ecosystems. Among the numerous influencing factors, climate and vegetation are important factors affecting ESs. Nevertheless, unraveling the intricate and non-linear relationship between ESs and the fluctuations in climate and fractional vegetation cover (FVC) remains an elusive task, particularly within the intricate and dynamic context of mountainous terrains. Therefore, the Qinling Mountains (QL) was selected as the study area, four major ESs (habitat quality, water yield, carbon sequestration and soil conservation) were quantified, and two key points (threshold point and critical point of high ESs supply) were determined by elastic analysis and constraint line respectively. The results showed that the influence thresholds of temperature and FVC on ESs were 13.2 °C and 57%, respectively. The results of constraint line showed that ESs is maintained at a high level when the temperature < 11.04 °C, the precipitation > 840 mm, and the FVC > 57%. According to the threshold points and critical points of high ESs supply, sensitive areas and high ESs supply areas were divided respectively. In addition, based on the above two regional divisions, we obtained an ecosystem management planning map of the study area and put forward corresponding practical suggestions for different regions. This study satisfies the docking of the research results and practical decision-making requirements and provides a theoretical scientific basis for the restoration and sustainable management of ecological environments.
KW - Ecosystem services
KW - Non-linear relationship
KW - Qinling Mountains
KW - Regional divisions
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110922
DO - 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110922
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:85170429107
SN - 1470-160X
VL - 154
JO - Ecological Indicators
JF - Ecological Indicators
M1 - 110922
ER -
