Evaluation of Ecosystem Service Capacity Using the Integrated Ecosystem Services Index at Optimal Scale in Central Yunnan, China.

ABSTRACT: Understanding and quantifying the dynamic features of local ecosystem services (ESs) and integrating diverse ecosystem assessment results form crucial foundations for regional ES management. However, existing methods for integrating and objectively evaluating multiple ESs remain limited. Consequently, this research evaluates four key services based on the InVEST and RUSLE models in the Central Yunnan Province (CYP)-from 2000 to 2020: water yield (WY), carbon storage (CS), habitat quality (HQ), and soil conservation (SC). It then constructs an Integrated Ecosystem Service Index (IESI) using principal component analysis (PCA). Additionally, this study explores the factors driving the spatial divergence of ESs by employing the optimal parameter-based geographical detector model (OPGD) at the

SUBMITTER: Liu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11992009 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature