Integrative analysis of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and ecological vulnerability can facilitate improved spatial representation of nature reserves

Understanding how to identify priority conservation areas for biodiversity and ecosystem services (ESs) is crucial for nature reserve (NR) optimization and regional planning. This study reports a regional assessment in Qinghai Province of China, quantifying the biodiversity and the provision of four...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2023-06, Vol.879, p.163096-163096, Article 163096
Main Authors: Liu, Yuanxin, Lü, Yihe, Zhao, Mingyue, Fu, Bojie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
carbon
China
conservation areas
Conservation of Natural Resources - methods
Conservation priority setting
dust storms
Ecological planning
Ecosystem
Ecosystem service mapping
ecosystems
environment
Gap analysis
Humans
primary productivity
Representativeness-vulnerability framework
Soil
spatial variation
Water
water yield
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Summary:Understanding how to identify priority conservation areas for biodiversity and ecosystem services (ESs) is crucial for nature reserve (NR) optimization and regional planning. This study reports a regional assessment in Qinghai Province of China, quantifying the biodiversity and the provision of four ESs (carbon sequestration-net primary productivity (NPP), water yield, soil retention, and sandstorm prevention). The representativeness-vulnerability framework was employed to identify priority conservation areas for biodiversity and ESs, and the conservation gaps of existing NRs. The results show that the biodiversity, ES supply, and vulnerability of biodiversity and ESs to human activities present spatial heterogeneity. Except for sandstorm prevention, the high-value areas of ESs are generally in eastern or southern Qinghai. NPP, water yield, soil retention, and biodiversity are positively correlated (p 
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163096