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Compatible conservation of ecosystem services (ES) balances regional development and well-being. Systematic conservation planning (SCP) helps prioritize ES protection and zoning, showing synergetic scenarios are more stable for land management.

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  • Environmental Science
  • Conservation Biology

Background:

  • Compatible conservation of ecosystem services (ES) is crucial for sustainable regional development and population well-being.
  • Systematic conservation planning (SCP) can integrate ES relationships to inform zoning and protection priorities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct a multi-scenario ES protection scheme for Nanchang, China.
  • To evaluate spatial ES distribution and relationships within Nanchang.
  • To apply ES relationships in SCP for zoning under different conservation scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Spatial analysis of four core ES and their relationships in Nanchang.
  • Development of three ES conservation scenarios: synergetic, trade-off, and incompatible.
  • Zoning using SCP tools based on ES compatibility.

Main Results:

  • The incompatible scenario prioritizes supporting and provisioning services for ecological protection and land security.
  • Synergetic scenarios showed higher compatibility (22%) with secondary services under land management thresholds compared to trade-off scenarios (8%).
  • Compatibility processes influence ES relationships, with synergetic services demonstrating greater stability.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial trade-offs are inherent in creating compatible ES, necessitating consideration in planning.
  • Ecological buffer zones impact ES synergy (e.g., carbon sequestration and food production) but are vital in specific areas.
  • Coordinated urban-rural ecological management requires allocating appropriate ES proportions to different zones.