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Spatial–temporal variation of ecosystem service values in Ebinur Lake Wetland National Natural Reserve from 1972 to 2016, Xinjiang, arid region of China

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National nature reserves in China protect ecosystem and well-being in its region while benefiting humans by providing ecosystem services. Land-use/cover changes result in changes in the landscape pattern and affect the provision of ecosystem service value (ESV). The monetary evaluation of spatial–temporal changes in landscape patterns and ecosystem services in the arid region of China has been inadequately studied. Therefore, the Ebinur Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve (ELWNNR) in the arid region of China was chosen as a study object to evaluate the spatial–temporal variation in ecosystem service values (ESVs) under changes in land use/cover. The research analysed land-use/cover change in ELWNNR using a Sankey diagram, the spatial–temporal variation in ELWNNR ESVs using ArcGIS. Meanwhile, it also analysed the landscape patterns and total ESVs of the core area, buffer area and experimental area of ELWNNR at a regional scale. Four Landsat data sets from 1972, 1998, 2007 and 2016 were chosen to estimate the changes in land-use/cover types and ESV in ELWNNR. Meanwhile, the sensitivity of ESV was also analysed to validate the estimation of ESV in ELWNNR. The results showed that the total ESV of ELWNNR was 3.12 × 109 CNY (USD$ 4.88 × 108) in 1972 and dropped to 2.71 × 109 CNY (USD$ 4.24 × 108) in 2016. The provision of total ESV in ELWNNR decreased by approximately 0.41 × 109 CNY (USD$ 6.42 × 107) from 1972 to 2016, although there were fluctuations in 1998 and 2007. The core area possessed the highest ESV among all the areas, showing an increase in the provision of ESV in ELWNNR. All the areas of ELWNNR became highly fragmented, and the landscape patterns became more complex during this time period. The results of the study provide sufficient information about the ecosystem services in the region in the absence of complete data sets and contribute to conservation planning of national nature reserves.

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We are grateful for the financial support provided by the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China (2016D01C029), National Natural Science Foundation of China (41361045), and Xinjiang Local Outstanding Young Talent Cultivation Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1503302). The authors wish to thank the referees for providing helpful suggestions in improving this manuscript.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, China

    Ayinuer Yushanjiang, Fei Zhang & Zhe Li

  2. Key Laboratory of Smart City and Environmental Modeling of Higher Education Institute, College of Resources and Environment Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, China

    Ayinuer Yushanjiang, Fei Zhang & Zhe Li

  3. Engineering Research Center of Central Asia Geoinformation Development and Utilization, National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, Urumqi, 830002, China

    Fei Zhang

  4. Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 38152, USA

    Hsiang-te Kung

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Yushanjiang, A., Zhang, F., Kung, Ht. et al. Spatial–temporal variation of ecosystem service values in Ebinur Lake Wetland National Natural Reserve from 1972 to 2016, Xinjiang, arid region of China. Environ Earth Sci 77, 586 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7764-0

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