How do natural and human factors influence ecosystem services changing? A case study in two most developed regions of China

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 146; p. 109891
• Main Authors: Kang, Jieming, Li, Chunlin, Zhang, Baolei, Zhang, Jing, Li, Meirui, Hu, Yuanman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: air; biodiversity; case studies; China; climate; Ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental sustainability; forests; Geographically and temporally weighted regression; humans; Influencing factors; issues and policy; Random forest; recreation; river deltas; rivers; Spatiotemporal differentiation; temporal variation; topography; water yield; Yangtze River; China; Yangtze River; Ecosystem services; Random forest; Geographically and temporally weighted regression; Influencing factors; Spatiotemporal differentiation

•The importance of factors influencing ecosystem services at different stages was determined using random forests;•Significant spatial and temporal heterogeneity of ecosystem service influences identified using geographically and temporally weighted regression;•Dissecting the ecological implications...