Response of Ecosystem Service Values to Environmental Change in the Bohai Sea

Abstract:

Since 1988, great changes of primary production, pollutants loading, coastline and sea area have happened in the Bohai Sea in China. These environmental changes increased the value of marine ecosystem services value from 529.42 billion RMB in 1988 to 558.83 billion RMB in 2010. The ecosystem services values of recreation, food and materials production, O2 supply, climate regulation and primary productivity were raised. However, other marine ecosystem services value, including biological control, pollutant purification, knowledge broaden and biodiversity protection were lowered. In addition, value of ecosystem services increased in Liaodong Bay and Bohai Bay, but decreased in middle Bohai and Bohai strait, and it no change in Laizhou Bay,.This spatial difference of ecosystem service function value was mainly caused by the change of recreation function, O2 supply function and climate regulation function.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 518-523)
• Pages: 1321-1324
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.518-523.1321
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: An Ning Suo, Xu Bin Pan, Jian Hua Zhao, Yong Hai Yu
• Keywords: Ecosystem Service Value, Environment Change, Marine, Response

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