Integrated ecosystem assessment for the transition areas between the east plateau zone and the southeast mountain-canyon zone of the Tibetan Plateau: A case study in Qamdo city, Tibet, China
Received date: 2022-07-12
Accepted date: 2022-10-19
Online published: 2023-07-04
Qamdo city lies in the typical transition areas between the east plateau zone and the southeast mountain-canyon zone of the Tibetan Plateau. Affected by climate change and human activities, a series of environmental problems have emerged in Qamdo city in recent decades. A comprehensive assessment of this ecosystem is not only an important prerequisite for understanding this kind of ecosystem in the Tibetan Plateau, but also an urgent need for protection practice of this fragile ecosystem. Hence, this study made an integrated ecosystem assessment for the city from the perspectives of ecosystem functionality, stability, and key ecosystem services. The changes and risks in this ecosystem in recent two decades were then revealed. The findings can help to understand the evolution and its underlying mechanisms of this typical ecosystem in the Tibetan Plateau. It also provides theoretical and data support for the ecological protection of this area. Results show that: (1) the ecosystem function index (EFI) of Qamdo is relatively high in the forest ecosystems in the southeast, while it is relatively low in the tundra, desert, and grassland ecosystems in the southwest and northwest. The regional averaged EFI is 0.80, with 75% of EFIs ranging from 0.70 to 0.90. (2) The ecosystem stability index (ESI) of the study city is relatively low in the southeast, but it is relatively high in the southwest and northwest. The regional averaged ESI is 0.008, with 75% of ESIs ranging from 0.004 to 0.013. (3) During 2000-2020, EFIs of Qamdo increased but ESIs decreased. Both changing tendencies of the EFI and ESI were small and not significant (p>0.05). (4) All of the sand fixation ability, soil conservation ability, and water supply ability of the study area are at a high level. But these abilities all decreased during 2000 to 2020, with a changing rate of -2.23 kg/(m2·a), -0.06 t/(hm2·a) (p<0.01), and -5.38 mm/a (p=0.20) for the sand fixation ability, the soil conservation ability, and the water supply ability, respectively. Overall, the slightly increased ecosystem functionality, weakened ecosystem stability, and the reduction of key ecosystem services in the recent two decades indicate the decline of the overall quality of the ecosystem in Qamdo city.
DAI Xue , YU Zhongbo . Integrated ecosystem assessment for the transition areas between the east plateau zone and the southeast mountain-canyon zone of the Tibetan Plateau: A case study in Qamdo city, Tibet, China[J]. GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, 2023 , 42(7) : 1971 -1984 . DOI: 10.11821/dlyj020220748
真诚感谢二位匿名评审专家在论文评审中所付出的时间和精力,评审专家对本文的章节安排与逻辑结构、生态系统综合评估方法选择以及结论梳理方面提出了宝贵修改意见,使本文获益匪浅。
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