Traditional eco-agriculture provides many ecosystem services which are important for the local environment, especially in mountain areas. In order to encourage the farmers to engage in coo-agriculture, it is necessary...Traditional eco-agriculture provides many ecosystem services which are important for the local environment, especially in mountain areas. In order to encourage the farmers to engage in coo-agriculture, it is necessary to establish an eco-compensation mechanism for them. As the compensation standard is one of key issues in establishing eeo-compensation mechanism, this paper calculated the standard based on the farmers＇ willingness to accept （WTA） and the input-output analysis of eco-compensation. We took the traditional rice-fish eco-agriculture as the research object, conducting field surveys in Hani Terrace of Honghe County. Through the questionnaires in 2o11, we obtained the farmers＇ willingness to accept government compensation and market compensation. Then, the research evaluated the output of eco-compensation, the economic value of rice-fish paddy ecosystem services. Finally, under different market compensation standards, we compared the input and output of government compensation. The results show that, in 2011 the government should to pay farmers 7462 yuan.ha^-1·a^-1 to meet their willingness, but the output （ecological benefit） was only 7393 yuan.ha^-1·a^-1. However, whenthe rice price increases 1 yuan·kg-1 because of the limited use of chemicals in the next year, the government just has to pay farmers 4062 yuan.ha^-1·a^-1 and the surplus will be 3331 yuan.ha^-1·a^-1.展开更多
The relative spatial scale relationship of observers and ecosystem and their aesthetic dynamic interaction process are fundamental to evaluation and optimization of aesthetic ecosystem service(AES).A comprehensive and...The relative spatial scale relationship of observers and ecosystem and their aesthetic dynamic interaction process are fundamental to evaluation and optimization of aesthetic ecosystem service(AES).A comprehensive and efficient framework for the assessment of AES is lack in the integration of scale relationship and dynamic process.This study took 9 villages in 4 different developmental stages(traditional,folk,rapidly changed,newly built)in Honghe Hani Rice Terraces,a world heritage site,as the research object.From two scales,viewing from inside and outside,the bi-scale assessing framework was established,which includes the three components of interaction process,connection area(as precondition of interaction),quality(as result of interaction),and influencing factors of quality(elements’characteristics of villages).Among them,the connection areas were evaluated with visual and traffic accessibility along the route.The quality and influencing factors were evaluated through participatory preferences methods by expert group.The influencing factors include 9 characteristics,such as,space size,architecture layout,vegetation species richness,color diversity.The results suggested that villages with high AES quality and low accessibility need to be optimized,and the key influencing factors are space size,architecture layout,color harmony and surrounding sanitation.Therefore,the bi-scale assessing framework can provide important references for decision making and visual protection regulations on the villages.展开更多
For thousands of years,terracing has been one of the most important systems for preventing soil erosion,conserving water,and increasing agricultural production.Despite having a long history,the wide-ranging effects an...For thousands of years,terracing has been one of the most important systems for preventing soil erosion,conserving water,and increasing agricultural production.Despite having a long history,the wide-ranging effects and mechanisms of terracing are poorly understood owing to large-scale spatial and temporal distribution patterns and the challenges related to assessing the ecosystem services of terraced landscapes.Thus,our study aims to review comprehensively the effect of terraces by describing the mechanisms behind terraced systems.Terraces provide many ecosystem services,including the reduction of runoff and sediment by over 41.9%and 52%,respectively,and the improvement of grain yields and soil moisture content by 44.8%and 12.9%,respectively.In addition,terracing can also contribute toward the conservation of plant biodiversity on a local scale.However,as terraces age,a number of disadvantages gradually emerge,including interference with water circulation and the development of serious environmental problems caused by poorly designed or mismanaged terraces,where the average runoff and soil loss can be 1—5 times that of well-managed terraces.Although understanding the complexity and multifaceted effects of terracing is vital for terrace construction and management,the negative effects of terracing are often not considered,and existing studies have several shortcomings.Within this context,this paper aims to describe both the benefits and disadvantages of terracing,investigate the gaps in current research,as well as discuss preventive and remedial measures so as to negate the possible bad impacts of terracing.展开更多
基金supported by the China National Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 41201586, 41201580)Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists (2013T2Z0011)
文摘Traditional eco-agriculture provides many ecosystem services which are important for the local environment, especially in mountain areas. In order to encourage the farmers to engage in coo-agriculture, it is necessary to establish an eco-compensation mechanism for them. As the compensation standard is one of key issues in establishing eeo-compensation mechanism, this paper calculated the standard based on the farmers＇ willingness to accept （WTA） and the input-output analysis of eco-compensation. We took the traditional rice-fish eco-agriculture as the research object, conducting field surveys in Hani Terrace of Honghe County. Through the questionnaires in 2o11, we obtained the farmers＇ willingness to accept government compensation and market compensation. Then, the research evaluated the output of eco-compensation, the economic value of rice-fish paddy ecosystem services. Finally, under different market compensation standards, we compared the input and output of government compensation. The results show that, in 2011 the government should to pay farmers 7462 yuan.ha^-1·a^-1 to meet their willingness, but the output （ecological benefit） was only 7393 yuan.ha^-1·a^-1. However, whenthe rice price increases 1 yuan·kg-1 because of the limited use of chemicals in the next year, the government just has to pay farmers 4062 yuan.ha^-1·a^-1 and the surplus will be 3331 yuan.ha^-1·a^-1.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers 41761115,41271203)。
文摘The relative spatial scale relationship of observers and ecosystem and their aesthetic dynamic interaction process are fundamental to evaluation and optimization of aesthetic ecosystem service(AES).A comprehensive and efficient framework for the assessment of AES is lack in the integration of scale relationship and dynamic process.This study took 9 villages in 4 different developmental stages(traditional,folk,rapidly changed,newly built)in Honghe Hani Rice Terraces,a world heritage site,as the research object.From two scales,viewing from inside and outside,the bi-scale assessing framework was established,which includes the three components of interaction process,connection area(as precondition of interaction),quality(as result of interaction),and influencing factors of quality(elements’characteristics of villages).Among them,the connection areas were evaluated with visual and traffic accessibility along the route.The quality and influencing factors were evaluated through participatory preferences methods by expert group.The influencing factors include 9 characteristics,such as,space size,architecture layout,vegetation species richness,color diversity.The results suggested that villages with high AES quality and low accessibility need to be optimized,and the key influencing factors are space size,architecture layout,color harmony and surrounding sanitation.Therefore,the bi-scale assessing framework can provide important references for decision making and visual protection regulations on the villages.
基金Financial support for this research was provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U19A2047,41877084)the Key Project of Department of Education of Hunan Province(No.18A044)the Water Resources Science and Technology Project of Hunan Province(Xiang shui ke ji[2017]230-40).
文摘For thousands of years,terracing has been one of the most important systems for preventing soil erosion,conserving water,and increasing agricultural production.Despite having a long history,the wide-ranging effects and mechanisms of terracing are poorly understood owing to large-scale spatial and temporal distribution patterns and the challenges related to assessing the ecosystem services of terraced landscapes.Thus,our study aims to review comprehensively the effect of terraces by describing the mechanisms behind terraced systems.Terraces provide many ecosystem services,including the reduction of runoff and sediment by over 41.9%and 52%,respectively,and the improvement of grain yields and soil moisture content by 44.8%and 12.9%,respectively.In addition,terracing can also contribute toward the conservation of plant biodiversity on a local scale.However,as terraces age,a number of disadvantages gradually emerge,including interference with water circulation and the development of serious environmental problems caused by poorly designed or mismanaged terraces,where the average runoff and soil loss can be 1—5 times that of well-managed terraces.Although understanding the complexity and multifaceted effects of terracing is vital for terrace construction and management,the negative effects of terracing are often not considered,and existing studies have several shortcomings.Within this context,this paper aims to describe both the benefits and disadvantages of terracing,investigate the gaps in current research,as well as discuss preventive and remedial measures so as to negate the possible bad impacts of terracing.
