Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2019, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (1): 101-114.doi: 10.1007/s11442-019-1586-1
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Zhengyong ZHANG1(), Lin LIU1,*(
), Xinlin HE1, Zhongqin LI2, Puyu WANG2
Received:
2018-05-15
Accepted:
2018-07-23
Online:
2019-01-25
Published:
2019-01-25
Contact:
Lin LIU
E-mail:zyz0815@163.com;liulin779@163.com
About author:
Author: Zhang Zhengyong (1978-), PhD and Associate Professor, specialized in the research of hydrological processes andclimate change impact assessment. E-mail:
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Zhengyong ZHANG, Lin LIU, Xinlin HE, Zhongqin LI, Puyu WANG. Evaluation on glaciers ecological services value inthe Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2019, 29(1): 101-114.
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Table 1
The value of all types of ecological service function of mountain glaciers in the Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China"
Service function | Service value (yuan/a) | Percentage (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
First-class targets | Second-class targets | Unit-area functional price method | Functional price method | |
Supply service function | Freshwater supply | 5.6×109 | 2.4×109 | 9.30 |
Hydropower | 3.5×108 | 0.58 | ||
Adjustment service function | Hydrological adjustment | 1.3×1010 | 8.0×109 | 21.58 |
Climate regulation | 4.0×1010 | 6.1×108 | 66.40 | |
Gas regulation | 2.0×108 | 0.33 | ||
Purification environment | 1.8×108 | 0.30 | ||
Support differentiated service functions | Biodiversity | 1.1×107 | 0.18 | |
Culturalservice functions | Aesthetic landscape | 7.8×108 | 1.0×108 | 1.29 |
Scientific research and environmental education | 1.9×107 | 0.03 | ||
Total | 6.0×1010 | 1.2×1010 | 100 |
Figure 4
Percentage of the value of all types of ecological services in the Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China(FWS is freshwater supply, H is hydropower, HA is hydrological adjustment, CR is climate regulation, GR is gas regulation, PE is purification environment, B is biodiversity, AL is aesthetic landscape, and REE is scientific research and environmental education.)"
Table 2
The economic value of different types of ecosystem services"
Ecological service types of glacier | Percentage of service values (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Glacier | Forest | Grassland | Wetland | |
Freshwater supply or production of goods | 17.3 | 1.48 | 4.82-21.26 | 0.99-18.86 |
Hydropower | 1.07 | - | - | - |
Hydrological adjustment or water conservation | 23.4 | 44.16 | 11-13.54 | 32.79-82.92 |
Climate regulation | 56.1 | - | 12.39 | - |
Gas regulation or carbon fixation and oxygen release | 0.32 | 23.93 | 2.75-11 | 4.11-35.08 |
Purification environment or waste treatment | 0.35 | 5.01 | 14.75-18.02 | 0.02-12.06 |
Biodiversity or habitats | 0.02 | 20.38 | 8.61-15.00 | 0.63-37.03 |
Aesthetic landscape or recreational entertainment | 1.4 | - | 0.55-2.55 | 0.58-0.91 |
Scientific research and environmental education or cultural value | 0.03 | - | 2.90 | 7.54-9.13 |
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