The Gain or Loss of Ecosystem Services in the Changbai Mountain Natural Reserves under the Policy Intervention

Abstract:

Based on the published studies and the data from multiple-year consecutive observation of the Long Term Ecological Research Station affiliated to the Chinese Forest Ecosystem Research Network (CFERN), the ecosystem services of carbon fixation and oxygen release, water conservation, soil conservation and nutrient accumulation of the Changbai Mountain Natural Reserve (CMNR), PR China, from 1985 to 1997 were evaluated using the Specifications for Assessment of Forest Ecosystem Services in China (LY/T17212008) promulgated by State Forestry Administration of China. The results show that the loss of ecosystem service value in CMNR was 59.76 million dollar under the policy intervention. These ecosystem services show trade-off/synergistic relationship. Carbon fixation and oxygen release, water conservation and soil conservation decreased greatly, while nutrient accumulation slightly increased from 1985 to 1997. This research could provide a scientific basis for policy-making in sustainable development of natural reserves.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 864-867)
• Pages: 1111-1115
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.864-867.1111
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Dan Dan Yu, Shi Jie Han*
• Keywords: Ecosystem Services, Fallen Trees, Non-Intervention Policy, Sustainable Management

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