The Trade-Offs and Constraints of Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the West Liao River Basin in China
Clarifying the spatiotemporal trade-offs between the supply and demand of ecosystem services is critical for regional ecological security and sustainable development. This paper focused on the West Liao River Basin, a crucial ecological barrier in Inner Mongolia, and quantified the supply and demand...
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| description | Clarifying the spatiotemporal trade-offs between the supply and demand of ecosystem services is critical for regional ecological security and sustainable development. This paper focused on the West Liao River Basin, a crucial ecological barrier in Inner Mongolia, and quantified the supply and demand of ecosystem services by utilizing the InVEST model. A coupled coordination model is established to evaluate the supply–demand trade-offs, while a decoupling index model is used to analyze the dynamic changes in coordination. The influencing factors on the supply–demand relationship are also explored by using a geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) model. The results from 2005 to 2020 indicated a decrease in carbon storage and an increase in carbon emissions. Water yield, food, and meat supply increased, while their demand decreased. Soil retention supply and demand both increased. Basin-scale coordination improved from low to moderate levels, with significant gains in both coordination and matching degrees. Decoupling indices fluctuated, with the central region showing a significantly higher decoupling index. The GTWR model showed that the spatial and temporal impacts of eight driving factors, including land use, on CD differed significantly, with precipitation having the most significant impact. The research results provided a theoretical basis for the future development of regional ecological restoration and sustainable development policies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6dc44d620a94bcd88ec1928ce34d6982025-01-24T13:37:59ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2025-01-0114111910.3390/land14010119The Trade-Offs and Constraints of Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the West Liao River Basin in ChinaRan Lyu0Meng Yuan1Xiao Fu2Mingfang Tang3Laiye Qu4Zheng Yin5Gang Wu6State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, ChinaClarifying the spatiotemporal trade-offs between the supply and demand of ecosystem services is critical for regional ecological security and sustainable development. This paper focused on the West Liao River Basin, a crucial ecological barrier in Inner Mongolia, and quantified the supply and demand of ecosystem services by utilizing the InVEST model. A coupled coordination model is established to evaluate the supply–demand trade-offs, while a decoupling index model is used to analyze the dynamic changes in coordination. The influencing factors on the supply–demand relationship are also explored by using a geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) model. The results from 2005 to 2020 indicated a decrease in carbon storage and an increase in carbon emissions. Water yield, food, and meat supply increased, while their demand decreased. Soil retention supply and demand both increased. Basin-scale coordination improved from low to moderate levels, with significant gains in both coordination and matching degrees. Decoupling indices fluctuated, with the central region showing a significantly higher decoupling index. The GTWR model showed that the spatial and temporal impacts of eight driving factors, including land use, on CD differed significantly, with precipitation having the most significant impact. The research results provided a theoretical basis for the future development of regional ecological restoration and sustainable development policies.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/1/119ecological systemconstruction of coupled coordination model (CD) and matching degree model (MD)decoupling index modelgeographically and temporally weighted regression model |
| spellingShingle | Ran Lyu Meng Yuan Xiao Fu Mingfang Tang Laiye Qu Zheng Yin Gang Wu The Trade-Offs and Constraints of Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the West Liao River Basin in China Land ecological system construction of coupled coordination model (CD) and matching degree model (MD) decoupling index model geographically and temporally weighted regression model |
| title | The Trade-Offs and Constraints of Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the West Liao River Basin in China |
| title_full | The Trade-Offs and Constraints of Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the West Liao River Basin in China |
| title_fullStr | The Trade-Offs and Constraints of Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the West Liao River Basin in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Trade-Offs and Constraints of Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the West Liao River Basin in China |
| title_short | The Trade-Offs and Constraints of Watershed Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of the West Liao River Basin in China |
| title_sort | trade offs and constraints of watershed ecosystem services a case study of the west liao river basin in china |
| topic | ecological system construction of coupled coordination model (CD) and matching degree model (MD) decoupling index model geographically and temporally weighted regression model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/1/119 |
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