Assessing ecosystem service losses—A review of progress and problems

IF 12.4 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Hanjie Wang , Xiulong Zhang , Jianhua Zhang , Jianwen Yin , Weikai Bao
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The assessment of ecosystem service losses is crucial for ecological impact assessment and the practice of ecological compensation restoration projects. However, few studies on assessing losses have focused on ecosystem services, and the existing knowledge is fragmented. This review synthesizes the research status, methods, and key findings in the field. It outlines the research status by categorizing studies into human, natural and comprehensive disturbance assessments by disturbance events. A basic framework for future research is established by summarizing assessment procedures and methods. Comparisons of the magnitude of losses and analyses of driving factors in existing studies have been discussed, and recommendations for future research directions have been proposed. Research indicates that since 2010, studies related to this topic have gradually increased, with a predominant focus on the losses caused by human disturbance. Regulatory services are the most frequently assessed type. Most results suggest that the magnitude of losses varies across different types of ecosystem services, ecosystems, and stages of ecosystem degradation. The regularity of these losses remains to be explored. Land use and climate change are two major driving factors, and distinguishing between their impacts is crucial. Therefore, future research should enhance assessments at multiple scales, promote more accurate assessments from aspects of data acquisition and evaluation methods, and deepen the exploration of loss regularity and drivers. This review fills the gap in systematic understanding of ecosystem service losses, offering a comprehensive reference for further research and the establishment of standards for ecological restoration and compensation.

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评估生态系统服务损失——进展与问题综述
生态系统服务功能损失评价是生态影响评价和生态补偿修复工程实践的重要内容。然而,评估损失的研究很少关注生态系统服务,而且现有的知识是碎片化的。本文综述了该领域的研究现状、方法和主要发现。通过对干扰事件进行人为干扰评估、自然干扰评估和综合干扰评估,概述了研究现状。通过对评估程序和方法的总结,建立了未来研究的基本框架。讨论了现有研究中损失幅度的比较和驱动因素的分析,并对未来的研究方向提出了建议。研究表明,自2010年以来,与该主题相关的研究逐渐增多,主要关注人为干扰造成的损失。监管服务是最常被评估的类型。大多数结果表明,不同类型的生态系统服务、生态系统和生态系统退化阶段的损失幅度不同。这些损失的规律性还有待研究。土地利用和气候变化是两个主要驱动因素,区分它们的影响至关重要。因此,未来的研究应加强多尺度的评估,从数据采集和评估方法方面推动更准确的评估,深化对损失规律和驱动因素的探索。该综述填补了系统认识生态系统服务功能损失的空白,为进一步研究和建立生态恢复与补偿标准提供了综合参考。
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Resources Environment and Sustainability
Resources Environment and Sustainability Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
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