Ecosystem service decline in response to wetland loss in the Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China

• Published in: Ecological engineering Vol. 130; pp. 117 - 121
• Main Authors: Yan, Fengqin, Zhang, Shuwen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.05.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Agricultural ecosystems; Agricultural expansion; Agricultural land; China; Dryland farming; Ecosystem disturbance; Ecosystem service; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environmental restoration; Land use change; Restoration; Sustainable development; The Sanjiang Plain; Wetland agriculture; Wetland loss; Wetland restoration; Wetlands; China; The Sanjiang Plain; Wetland loss; Wetland restoration; Ecosystem service; Land use change

In the last six decades, natural ecosystems in the Sanjiang Plain have undergone significant disturbance. Our study investigated wetland loss history and revealed the ecosystem service decline caused by wetland loss in this area. Based on multi-source data, we obtained wetland loss history since the...