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Integrating Territorial Pattern Changes Into The Relationship Between Carbon Sequestration And Water Yield In The Yangtze River Basin, China.

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Integrating Territorial Pattern Changes Into The Relationship Between Carbon Sequestration And Water Yield In The Yangtze River Basin, China.

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Integrating territorial pattern changes into the relationship between carbon sequestration and water yield in the Yangtze River Basin, China.

Zelin Liu¹, Xiaoting Yu¹, Cong Liu²

¹College of Geographic Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.

Carbon Balance and Management

|January 3, 2025

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Summary

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Changes in land use, specifically production-living-ecological space, impact ecosystem services like carbon sequestration differently across the Yangtze River Basin. Optimizing territorial space distribution is key for sustainable regional development.

Keywords:

Carbon sequestration PLS-PM Production-living-ecological space The Yangtze River Basin

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Ecology
Regional Planning

Background:

Territorial spatial patterns are crucial for ecosystem management and service provision.
Understanding the interplay between land use change and ecosystem services is vital for sustainable regional development.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantify the impacts of production-living-ecological space changes on carbon sequestration (Net Primary Production - NPP) and water yield.
To analyze these impacts in the upper and middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin from 2000-2020.

Main Methods:

Analysis of territorial space evolution.
Quantification of impacts on ecosystem services (NPP and water yield).
Comparative analysis between the upper and middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin.

Main Results:

Production-living-ecological space variation trends were similar in both regions, but impacts on ecosystem services differed.
In the upper reaches, production and ecological space changes positively impacted NPP, while living space changes negatively impacted it. Water yield was unaffected.
In the middle-lower reaches, ecological space changes positively impacted water yield, while production and ecological space changes did not significantly affect NPP. Social-economic factors had no significant effect on ecological space changes.

Conclusions:

Optimizing territorial space distribution is essential for sustainable regional development.
Policy interventions should consider regional differences in the impacts of land use change on ecosystem services.
The study highlights the need for tailored management strategies for different areas within the Yangtze River Basin.