Assessing ecosystem service dynamics and drivers for sustainable management in the Agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China: A spatiotemporal analysis

作者：Zhaoxin Huang, Shuai Li, Jingjing Peng, Xingrong Ma, Haoxi Ding, Fangyan Cheng, Rutian Bi · 发表于：Ecological Indicators · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112213 · 被引用次数：22 · 研究领域：Land Use and Ecosystem Services、Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology、Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

• Carbon storage, habitat quality, soil retention, and water yield in the agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China are in an increasing phase from 2000 to 2020. • Diverse ES bundles shift over time, revealing intricate spatiotemporal dynamics. • Socio-ecological drivers shape consistent yet scale-dependent ES patterns. • Propose ecological management strategies at different spatial scales based on ecosystem service bundles. To achieve regional ecological management and sustainable socio-economic development, it is essential to comprehend the intricate and interdependent relationships among various ecosystem services. The Agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China is a typical ecologically vulnerable area. There is limited research on managing multiple ecosystem services to maximize supply based on understanding the complex relationships among ecosystem services. This study used the InVEST model to quantify habitat quality (HQ), soil conservation (SC), carbon sequestration (CS), and water yield (WY) in the Agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China in 2000, 2010, and 2020 at the 5 km grid and county scales. Their trade-off and synergistic effects were explored using Spearman correlation analysis and the Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) model. In addition, self-organizing mapping was employed to identify ecosystem service bundles at two scales, whereas the geodetector was employed to determine the primary social-ecological drivers of ES. Finally, management strategies are prop...