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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecology
  • Spatial Analysis

Background:

  • Effective environmental management requires understanding the spatial relationships of ecosystem services (ES).
  • Non-point source (NPS) pollution poses significant challenges, particularly in regions like the Taihu Basin.
  • Identifying how ES interact across different scales is key to mitigating pollution impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate five critical ES related to NPS pollution in the Taihu Basin.
  • To analyze the spatial multi-scale relationships of these ES and their dominant drivers.
  • To inform multi-level governance strategies for NPS pollution management.

Main Methods:

  • Spatially explicit methods were employed to estimate nitrogen and phosphorous purification, crop production, water supply, and soil retention.
  • Factorial kriging analysis and stepwise multiple regression were used to identify scale-dependent ES relationships.
  • Spatial variations were analyzed at 12 km and 83 km scales.

Main Results:

  • Ecosystem service relationships were found to be scale-dependent.
  • At the 12 km scale, ES were primarily influenced by anthropogenic activities and socio-economic factors.
  • At the 83 km scale, the physical environment emerged as the dominant factor controlling ES.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides an optimized approach for identifying ES relationships across multiple spatial scales.
  • Findings highlight the need for scale-specific management strategies to address NPS pollution.
  • Understanding these scale-dependent relationships is vital for guiding effective water resource management.