The Function and Value of Water Conservation of Forest Ecosystem in Gongbo Nature Reserve of Tibet
Gongbo Nature Reserve, located in Nyingchi of Tibet, is by far the largest construction project of forest reserves that China approves and invests in. This article adopts the shadow project method, and estimates the water conservation function of forest ecosystem of Gongbo Nature Reserve based on the Specifications for Assessment of Forest Ecosystem Services in China promulgated by State Forestry Administration of China. The results show that the total value of water conservation of forest ecosystem in Gongbo Nature Reserve is 8.485 billion yuan, while the function of water conservation is a small fraction of ecological service function, indicating that there is great ecological value in service function of forest ecosystem in Gongbo Nature Reserve, that is, Gongbo Nature Reserve has vital ecological value.
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2012
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Authors: | Tang, Jia ; Fang, Jiang-ping ; Li, Ping ; Guo, Jian-bin ; Lu, Jie ; Yuan, Qing-juan |
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Asian Agricultural Research. - USA-China Science and Culture Media Corporation. - Vol. 04.2012, 01
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Publisher: |
USA-China Science and Culture Media Corporation |
Subject: | Water conservation | Value estimate | Gongbo Nature Reserve | Agribusiness |
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