Spatiotemporal evolution of ecosystem service values in an area dominated by vegetation restoration: Quantification and mechanisms

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 131; p. 108191
• Main Authors: Han, Xiaojia, Yu, Jialuo, Shi, Lin'na, Zhao, Xiaocui, Wang, Jijun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: agricultural land; Benefit transfer method; ecological restoration; Ecosystem service value; ecosystem services; ecosystems; forest land; grasslands; land use change; Retired farmland area; spatial data; Spatial differentiation mechanism; spatial variation; Spatial–temporal evolution; willingness to pay; Spatial differentiation mechanism; Retired farmland area; Ecosystem service value; Benefit transfer method; Spatial–temporal evolution

•The long term spatiotemporal characteristics of ecosystem service value are revealed.•Socio economic factors in ecological restoration are considered in evaluation model.•The spatial differentiation mechanisms of ecosystem service value are identified. The Grain to Green Program (GTGP) has directly...