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An aid to ecological management and decision-making ES supply and demand dynamics

An aid to ecological management and decision-making ES supply and demand dynamics
2023-08-19
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Ecosystem services (ESs) provide a variety of services and benefits for human well-being, but the supply-demand mechanism of ecosystem services under different spatio-temporal scales is unclear. The Taihu Lake Basin (TLB) is a microcosm of degraded and unsustainable ecosystem services. Rapid industrialization and urbanization poses a great threat to the environment and ecology. Therefore, it is urgent to assess the changes in supply and demand for TLB ecosystem services from a spatio-temporal and multi-stakeholder perspective, and this will be conducive to the scientific and sustainable development of ecological services. 

Circular Agricultural Systems published an online paper entitled “Quantifying the difference between supply and demand of ecosystem services at different spatial-temporal scales: A case study of the Taihu Lake Basin” on 31 May 2023.

In this study, the InVEST model was used to quantify the dynamics of ESs supply and demand in the TLB from 2010-2020, as well as to compare the mismatch between supply and demand for five ESs (i.e., water yield, carbon sequestration, recreation, food production, and heat regulation services) at four spatial scales (pixel scale, township scale, county scale, and city scale). The study highlights the increasing quantitative and spatial differences in the supply and demand of environmental services in the TLB, in particular the conflict between carbon sequestration services and heat regulation services, which has become a major constraint to the development of environmental services. At the same time, there is a certain demand gap for water yield services and food production services. Evaluations of ecosystem service deficit and redundancy (ESDR) indicated that significant deficits are mainly in densely populated towns of the eastern and central regions, while high surplus areas are mainly in the forested areas in the southwest. Comprehensive ecosystem service deficit and redundancy (CESDR) metrics showed a decline from -0.03 in 2010 to -0.05 in 2020, among which urban areas like Shanghai and Suzhou reflect pronounced imbalances. The data underscores the urgency for focused policy interventions in regions with high deficit.

In conclusion, this study analyzes the quantitative characteristics and spatial-temporal pattern of the relationship between the supply and demand of ESs in TLB at different scales. It emphasizes that a multi-scale analytical approach should be adopted in policy formulation to achieve a balance between supply and demand through reasonable ecological protection and ecological restoration . It also strengthens the analysis of ES flows and stakeholders. Multi-regional and multi-scale linkages harmonize the carrying capacity of resources and the environment with the level of development in the region.

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Authors

Wei Yang1,2,3, Yang Bai1,2,3*, Maroof Ali1,2,3, Zhongde Huang1,2,3, Zhangqian Yang4 & Yi Zhou5

Affiliations

1. Center for Integrative Conservation & Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, Yunnan, China

2. Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity Conservation, Menglun 666303, China

3. University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China

4. Yunnan Institute of Water & Hydropower Engineering Investigation, Design, and Research, Kunming 650051, China

5. Yangtze River Delta (JiaXing) Ecological Development Co. Ltd, JiaXing 314050, China

About Yang Bai

He is currently a researcher at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on landscape ecology, ecosystem services landscape garden planning and design.

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