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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2023, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (9): 2498-2506.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202309.020

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Spatio-temporal variations of ecosystem service value and its spatial heterogeneity mechanism in the Dongjiang River Basin, China

YU Haixia1,2*, WANG Yuxiao1,2   

  1. 1School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519085, Guangdong, China;
    2Water Resources and Environment Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • Received:2023-04-17 Revised:2023-06-16 Online:2023-09-15 Published:2024-03-16

Abstract: Comprehensive and deep research on the variations of ecosystem service value (ESV) based on land utilization/land cover change from a spatio-temporal perspective is of great significance for regional ecosystem optimization, as well as coordinated sustainable development of natural environment and economic society. Based on land utilization, natural environment, and socio-economic data of Dongjiang River Basin from 2010 to 2020, combined with hotspot analysis tools and local spatial autocorrelation analysis methods, we comprehensively analyzed the spatio-temporal variations of Dongjiang River Basin ESV, and further explored the spatial differentiation mechanism with geographic detector tools. The results showed that Dongjiang River Basin was dominated by forest ecosystem from 2010 to 2020. The construction land area had expanded significantly mainly from arable land and forest. The Dongjiang River Basin ESV showed a downward and then an upward trend. The ESV of arable land, forest and construction land continuously decreased, and the ESV of water decreased first and then increased substantially. The spatial distribution of ESV hot and cold spots had a significant agglomeration effect, presenting a pattern of hot spot dispersion in the upstream area and cold spots aggregation in the downstream area. The ESV distribution in the upstream and downstream area was not balanced, with the downstream area bearing greater ecological stress. According to the detection results of ESV spatial differentiation mechanism, land utilization was the main factor affecting the spatial differentiation, with the spatial difference of ESV (q value) reaching 0.462. The interaction of factors could greatly strengthen the spatial differentiation effect on Dongjiang River Basin ESV.

Key words: land-use change, ecosystem service value, equivalent factor method, hotspot analysis, Geodetector, Dongjiang River Basin