Impact of natural and social factors on ecosystem services based on structural equation modeling
DOI: 10.23977/erej.2024.080218 | Downloads: 7 | Views: 178
Author(s)
Fengtai Zhang 1,2, Jing Chen 1, Aiyu Xie 1, Peiran Yang 1, Guochuan Peng 2,3
Affiliation(s)
1 School of Management, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, China
2 Research Center for Ecological Security and Green Development, Chongqing Academy of Social Sciences, Chongqing, 400020, China
3 Institute for Ecology and Environmental Resources, Chongqing Academy of Social Sciences, Chongqing, 400020, China
Corresponding Author
Jing ChenABSTRACT
Ecosystem service value (ESV) are closely related to physical geography and socioeconomic, however, the interactions between natural conditions and human activities with ESV remain unclear. In this study, spatial and temporal changes in LULC as well as three ecosystem services, carbon storage, habitat quality and water conservation, were analyzed from 2000 to 2020 in Hubei Province, China, using InVEST and other methods. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to explore the mechanisms by which anthropogenic and natural factors drive ESV. Structural equation modeling indicated that LULC change was the main factor affecting ESV (-0.59), and both meteorological and socioeconomic factors had greater indirect than direct effects on ESV. Understanding the driving mechanisms of natural and socioeconomic factors on ESV is useful for guiding and implementing effective land management policies.
KEYWORDS
Ecosystem Services; structural equation model; influencing factorCITE THIS PAPER
Fengtai Zhang, Jing Chen, Aiyu Xie, Peiran Yang, Guochuan Peng, Impact of natural and social factors on ecosystem services based on structural equation modeling. Environment, Resource and Ecology Journal (2024) Vol. 8: 143-152. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/erej.2024.080218.
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