title: [Service value assessment of orchard ecosystem: a case of Putian City of Fujian].
abstract: Based on the equivalent weight factor of China terrestrial ecosystem service value, and by using ecosystem service value assessment model, this paper evaluated the orchard ecosystem service value in Putian City. In 2002-2008, the orchard ecosystem service value in the City had an overall increasing trend, among which, the service value of gas regulation and water resource conservation had a fluctuation trend of decreased after an initial increase, and that of other functions increased rapidly in 2002-2006 and then developed mildly. The service value of regulation function was higher than that of direct use function, showing that only on the basis of preserving well the functions of ecosystem, could the orchard ecosystem be claimed and used. As most of the orchards in the City are on hills or mountains, the construction and ecological protection of the orchards are obviously disjointed, making the orchards become bare land or other land-use types, resulting in serious soil erosion and degradation, which not only destroyed the orchard ecology, but also gave negative effects on the production efficiency of agriculture. In the future construction of Putian orchards, it should implement comprehensive planning and management of mountain areas, water regions, farm lands, forest lands, and paths, reduce the orchard construction costs by taking advantage of high and new technologies in light of the local conditions and the demands of domestic and foreign markets, and promote the virtuous circle of ecosystem by comprehensive utilization of resources and regulation of biological interaction to make the structure of the orchard ecosystem approached to scientific and rational.
authors: Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Putian University, Putian 351100, Fujian, China. chenjing1106@126.com
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Chen
authors: Duan-wang
authors: DW
authors: Wu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000254:growth & development; D004463:Ecology / Q000191:economics; D017753:Ecosystem; D005638:Fruit / Q000254:growth & development*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014197:Trees / Q000254:growth & development