Abstract:
Objective The dynamic of change in terms of land use and ecosystem services value in different ecological function zones needs to be investigated, in order to explore the driving factors and to provide theoretical basis for the optimization of land use pattern and ecological protection and restoration in Altai Mountains.
Method Based on the remote sensing data from GlobeLand 30, combined with land use transfer matrix and ecosystem service value equivalent factor method, the evolution of land use pattern and ecosystem services value were analyzed in different function zones in Altai Mountains during 2000 ~ 2020.
Result ① Grasslands and forestlands are major land utilization types, which occupied above 80% in total research area, and the two land utilization types increased significantly, with increasing 1156.42 km2 and 827.26 km2 respectively in recent 20 years. ② In total of 6715.91 km2 of the land utilization type in the research area had changed. The largest transferred area was bare land, accounting for 2962.41 km2, which was mainly converted to grassland (85.9%) and forestland (11.3%). The area transferred to grassland was the largest, with 3676.91 km2, mainly from bare land (69.2%) and forestland (30.0%). ③ Compared with 2000, the value of ecosystem services in the study area increased by 10.47% in 2020, of which grassland and forestland ecosystem services increased by 18.52 × 108 yuan and 20.03 × 108 yuan, respectively. ④ In recent 20 years, the ecosystem services value of every ecosystem function zone showed an increasing trend, and the most obvious increase was found in the alpine glacier and Tegarin landscape protection subregion (25.77 × 108 yuan) , and the biodiversity protection and mining restoration subregion (9.07 × 108 yuan). Among the ecological function zones, the ecosystem services value per unit area of alpine glacier and Tegarin landscape protection subregion was the highest, while the water conservation ecological subregion of the two river sources was the lowest.
Conclusion The ecosystem services values in alpine glacier and Tegarin landscape protection subregion, biodiversity protection and mining restoration subregion significantly increase from 2000 to 2020, and are caused by the increase of the ecosystem services value of forestlands and grasslands.