Journal of Ecology and Rural Environment ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (12): 1084-1093.doi: 10.11934/j.issn.1673-4831.2017.12.004

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Multi-Scenario Ecosystem Service Assessment of Wuma River Valley Based on CLUE-S and InVEST Models

LEI Jun-cheng1, LIU Ji-xin2, YONG Fan3, LIU Hui-ming4, WU Jun3, DING Hui3, WANG Jin-mei1, WU Song-qin1, CHENG Shi1, CUI Peng3   

  1. 1. School of Geography and Planning, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China;
    2. Foreign Economic Cooperation Office, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Beijing 100035, China;
    3. Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Nanjing 210042, China;
    4. Satellite Environment Center, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Beijing 100094, China
  • Received:2017-06-21 Online:2017-12-25 Published:2017-12-19

Abstract:

Quantitative assessment of ecosystem services is a precondition for scientific management of ecosystems, and hence of great significance to guaranteeing sustainable development and human well-being of a region. So, based on the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs model (InVEST) and the Conversion of Land Use and its Effects at Small Region Extent model (CLUE-S), quantitative assessment of the three ecosystem services of the Wuma River Valley, i.e. water yield, nutrient translocation and sediment retention, under the present land cover and that in 2030, encompassing two scenarios, that is, scenario of economic development(SED) and scenario of ecological protection(SEP). Results show that at present, the total water yield, the total outputs of nitrogen and phosphorus, and the total sediment retained of the Wuma River Valley is about 2.7×108 m3, 630 t, 142 t and 2×108 t, respectively, and will remain almost unchanged in the SED of 2030, but about 600×104 m3, 34.8% and 35.4%,and 0.7×106 t higher, respectively, in the SEP of 2030. Generally speaking, the three kinds of ecosystem services of the Wuma River Valley are closely related to land cover, and will significantly be improved in the SEP of 2030. This study may serve as reference for further efforts on evaluation of ecosystem services and formulation of development plans for the Wuma River Valley.

Key words: Wuma River Valley, land cover, ecosystem services, CLUE-S model, InVEST model

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