Impacts of Land-Use Change on Ecosystem Services Value in the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, China.

ABSTRACT: The South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWD) in China is a trans-basin water transfer project for water resource optimization that affects ecosystem services functions along its main transfer line. Exploring the effects of land-use change on ecosystem services in the headwater and receiving areas along the SNWD is conducive to improving the protection of the surrounding ecological environment. However, previous research lacks a comparative analysis of ecosystem services values (ESVs) in these areas. In this study, the land-use dynamic degree index, land-use transfer matrix, and spatial analysis method were used to comparatively analyze the impact of land-use changes on ESVs in the headwater and receiving areas of the SNWD. The results show that cultivated land was the main land use ty

SUBMITTER: Zhuge J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10049115 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature