Ecosystem Services Valuation Based on Land Use Change in a Typical Waterfront Town, Poyang Lake Basin, China

Abstract:

Ecosystem service values based on land use pattern were estimated in Xinjian County, a typical waterfront town in Poyang Lake basin, China. Two remote sensing images (1996, 2004) were applied to obtain land use change information, and the most recently published value equivalent were used to valuate ecosystem services. The total value of ecosystem services in Xinjian County was 4588.2 million Yuan in 1996 and 4587.8 million Yuan in 2004, with a decrease of 340.8 thousand Yuan mainly due to the declining areas of cropland, wetland and water body. We concluded that future local land use plan should give priority to the conservation of these ecosystems, in order to promote and maintain the balance of local ecosystem.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 295-298)
• Pages: 722-725
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.295-298.722
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Xiao Fan Zhao, Peng Fei Tong
• Keywords: Ecosystem Services Value, Land Use Change, Value Coefficients

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