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Framework of basin eco-compensation standard valuation for cross-regional water supply – a case study in northern China

Fang, Zhou; Chen, Junyu; Liu, Gang; Wang, Huimin; Alatalo, Juha M.; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

Basin eco-compensation (BEC) helps balance development opportunities and ecological protection. With rising demand for water and severe ecological problems driven by rapid economic growth, an appropriate BEC standard is ...

Spatio-temporal changes in water-related ecosystem services provision and trade-offs with food production

Yang, Shiliang; Bai, Yang; Alatalo, Juha M.; Wang, Huimin; Jiang, Bo; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

A key challenge for sustainability is protecting water-related ecosystems and the services (WESs) they provide while enhancing food security. Food production usually drives land use change, which results in ecosystem ...

Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China

Fang, Zhou; Bai, Yang; Jiang, Bo; Alatalo, Juha M; Liu, Gang; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)

Natural vegetation is important for ecosystem services (ESs) provision, but is decreasing rapidly due to human-driven land use change, especially rapid expansion of commercial plantations. This is leading to a decrease in ...

Spatial heterogeneity analysis of matching degree between endangered plant diversity and ecosystem services in Xishuangbanna

Zhang, Fan; Wang, Huimin; Alatalo, Juha M.; Bai, Yang; Fang, Zhou; ... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2023 , Article)

Biodiversity and ecosystem services (ESs) are closely linked. Human activities have caused critical damage to the habitat and ecosystem function of organisms, leading to decline in global biodiversity and ecosystem services. ...