Systematic review of ecosystem services flow measurement: Main concepts, methods, applications and future directions

作者：Lijuan Wang, Hua Zheng, Yongzhe Chen, Zhiyun Ouyang, Xiaofei Hu · 发表于：Ecosystem Services · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101479 · 被引用次数：152 · 研究领域：Land Use and Ecosystem Services、Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management、Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Studying the whole process of ecosystem services (ES) realization by people (ecosystem services flow) is the key to ES management. However, varying concepts of relative ecosystem services flow (ESF) and different methods for measuring ESF have prevented its effective application in policy and management. In addition, there has been no systematic review of the concepts, methods and application of ESF. To address this research gap, we conducted a systematic review of ESF measurement, focusing on the main concepts, methods and applications. We used the key words ““ecosystem service*” AND (“flow*” OR “delivery*”)” in the core collection of the ISI Web of Science databases, with the aim of synthesizing the concepts, methods and applications of ESF. We propose future research directions to move the field of ESF toward a more accepted and consistent set of terminology and scientific practice. Eighty-two case studies were eventually selected for the review. We found that different understandings of the definition of ESF (actual use amount as flow, spatial connection as flow, flow process as flow and other flow) resulted in different measurement methods. Measuring the whole process of ESF may help us measure nature’s contribution to people, understand the relationship between supply and demand, which will facilitate the development of regional planning and policies (e.g. spatial conservation planning, infrastructure planning, interregional management), and in turn increase ESF. To eff...