Consumption of Ecosystem Services: A Conceptual Framework and Case Study in Jinghe Watershed

Zhen Lin; Liu Xuelin; Wei Yunjie; Yang Li; Long Xin; Du Bingzhen; Li Fen; Cao Xiaochang

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-764x.2011.04.002

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1 December 2011 Consumption of Ecosystem Services: A Conceptual Framework and Case Study in Jinghe Watershed

Zhen Lin, Liu Xuelin, Wei Yunjie, Yang Li, Long Xin, Du Bingzhen, Li Fen, Cao Xiaochang

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J. of Resources and Ecology, 2(4):298-306 (2011). https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1674-764x.2011.04.002

Abstract

The global ecosystem is changing due to human and natural causes, and only the human aspects of this interaction are within our control. This paper provides a critical analysis of the interactions between humans and the ecosystem in terms of the human consumption of ecosystem services to maintain a comfortable lifestyle. It starts by reviewing human consumption of ecosystem services, and then develops a conceptual framework that links ecosystem services with consumption of these services and ecosystem management to construct a general functional model of the factors that affect the consumption of ecosystem services. A case study is introduced to show how the model can be used to provide specific assessments of patterns of direct human consumption of ecosystem services in China's Jinghe watershed.

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Zhen Lin, Liu Xuelin, Wei Yunjie, Yang Li, Long Xin, Du Bingzhen, Li Fen, and Cao Xiaochang "Consumption of Ecosystem Services: A Conceptual Framework and Case Study in Jinghe Watershed," Journal of Resources and Ecology 2(4), 298-306, (1 December 2011). https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1674-764x.2011.04.002

Received: 21 June 2011; Accepted: 1 August 2011; Published: 1 December 2011

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