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Construction and Change Analysis of Water Ecosystem Service Flow Networks in the Xiangjiang River Basin (XRB)

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  • Yaoting Gu

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Xianlan Lao

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Lilisha Zhuo

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China)

  • Xiaochang Li

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China)

  • Chuxiong Deng

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China)

Abstract

Clearing and successfully characterizing ecosystem service flow paths has become a key bottleneck restricting in-depth research on the supply and demand relationships of ecosystem services. At present, although some explorations have been performed using water ecosystem services as a pioneer, the nature of its network and the fact that ecological base flow needs to be eliminated have been ignored. This study used InVEST and network models to consider ecological base flow, quantifying the supply, demand, and flow paths of freshwater ecosystem services in the Xiangjiang River Basin. The results showed that the overall distribution of the water supply in the Xiangjiang River Basin from 2000 to 2020 shows a pattern of higher supply in the south and lower supply in the north. The distribution of water demand shows higher levels in the north and lower levels in the south. The network density remains at its maximum level. The results of this study have provided a scientific basis for water resource management in river basins and improving ecological compensation mechanisms.

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  • Yaoting Gu & Xianlan Lao & Lilisha Zhuo & Xiaochang Li & Chuxiong Deng, 2024. "Construction and Change Analysis of Water Ecosystem Service Flow Networks in the Xiangjiang River Basin (XRB)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-18, May.
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