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Arid Land Geography ›› 2022, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 1268-1280.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2021.465

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Spatial pattern optimization of ecosystem services based on Bayesian networks: A case of the Jing River Basin

YU Yuyang1,2(),LI Jing1(),ZHOU Zixiang3,TANG Chengyan1   

  1. 1. School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, Shaanxi, China
    2. School of Tourism, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, China
    3. College of Geomatics, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2021-10-11 Revised:2021-12-18 Online:2022-07-25 Published:2022-08-11
  • Contact: Jing LI E-mail:yuyuyangg@qq.com;lijing@snnu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Changes in regional land use patterns due to rapid urbanization affect the quality of the ecological environment and the spatial pattern of ecosystem services. Therefore, optimizing ecosystem services is crucial. Using the spatial assessment of net primary production, crop production, soil conservation, and water yield services in the Jing River Basin, northwest China from 2000 to 2020 as the basis, this study combined Bayesian networks and ecosystem services and employed a subset of key variables and a visualized subset of optimal states to determine the areas necessitating the optimization of the aforementioned ecosystem services for regional economic and ecological harmonious development. Results showed that (1) the SWAT model can accurately simulate the regional runoff and generate a high coefficient of determination (R2>0.6) and a Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency coefficient (NSE>0.5) when comparing simulated and observed values, thus providing a guarantee for the further assessment of water yield services. (2) The spatial and temporal variations of the four ecosystem services in the Jing River Basin from 2000 to 2020 were substantial. All four ecosystem services showed an upward fluctuation trend on the temporal scale and a stable trend on the spatial scale. (3) Overlay analysis of the optimized areas for the four ecosystem services revealed that the integrated optimized areas were concentrated in the central and southwestern parts of Pengyang County, Ningxia Province and the scattered areas of Huan County, Gansu Province. This study is important for guiding region optimization for the sustainable management and reducing the degradation of ecosystems.

Key words: ecosystem services, Bayesian networks, spatial and temporal pattern optimization, Jing River Basin