ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Ecological Service Evaluation: An Empirical Study
on the Central Loess Plateau, China
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College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions
Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Urban-Rural Coordinated Development, Zhengzhou, China
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School of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
Submission date: 2019-04-30
Final revision date: 2019-07-09
Acceptance date: 2019-07-10
Online publication date: 2020-01-23
Publication date: 2020-02-13
Corresponding author
Yaochen Qin
Henan University, Jinming Road, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China, 475004, Kaifeng, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(2):1691-1701
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This research using the Net Primary Production (NPP), grain yield, and rainfall to dynamically
revised the unit area Ecosystem Service Value (ESV) equivalent factor in the Loess Plateau. A dynamic
evaluation model of the Loess Plateau ecosystem service value was established to evaluate the ESV as
well as spatial and temporal dynamic evolution characteristics. From 1990 to 2015, the dynamic degree of
ecological land in the study area was 8.867%. Apart from paddy fields, dry land, and deserts, the transfer
rates showed an increasing trend. Bare land was converted into other land use types at an increasing rate,
while forest areas increased slowly and cultivated areas first increased and then decreased. Grassland
areas only slightly decreased, while wetland and water areas remained relatively stable. From 1990
to 2015, the ESV fluctuated largely, albeit with an overall improvement. The ecosystem service value
showed an obvious spatial heterogeneity, with higher values in the south compared to the north of the
Loess Plateau.