Dynamic Simulation of the Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Windbreak and Sand Fixation Service in the Wuding River Basin

Wind erosion can cause land degradation and other harmful effects. Examining the ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service (WSFS) from the perspectives of supply and demand plays a crucial role in the continuous regulation of regional wind erosion. Through the enhancement of the revised wind ero...

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Main Authors: Xuanchen Xiong, Zixiang Zhou, Xiaofeng Wang, Jing Li
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description Wind erosion can cause land degradation and other harmful effects. Examining the ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service (WSFS) from the perspectives of supply and demand plays a crucial role in the continuous regulation of regional wind erosion. Through the enhancement of the revised wind erosion equation (RWEQ) model, integrated with uncertainty analysis, scenario simulation, and environmental factors calculation, the dynamic simulation of the supply of ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service (WSFSS) and the demand of ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service (WSFSD) in the Wuding River Basin in China was achieved, and specifically, a simulation framework for WSFSD and WSFSS was constructed. The results show that: (1) the uncertainty analysis can calculate the upper and lower limits of the range of parameter x (downwind distance) in the RWEQ model, and changes in the parameter x can make the simulation results of WSFSS and WSFSD more reasonable; (2) In the past 20 years, the WSFSS has shown a spatial distribution pattern of high in the northwest and low in the southeast. In terms of time, the annual WSFSS has shown a fluctuating growth trend with a growth rate of 8.06 t/a. The monthly WSFSS has shown a rising-fluctuating-declining trend; (3) The rationality of WSFSD was indirectly verified through the setting of scenario simulation. In terms of time, across the 252 months under study (January 2000–December 2020), 85% of the months witnessed WSFSD within the range of 1.0–1.4 kg/m<sup>2</sup> in the Wuding River Basin. At the same time, the WSFSD also presented seasonal variation patterns. The WSFSD was relatively high in spring (March–May) and relatively low in summer (July–September) each year.
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spelling doaj-art-19f88997825640a2b15d244b3bcd6a582025-01-24T13:37:34ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2024-12-011412010.3390/land14010020Dynamic Simulation of the Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Windbreak and Sand Fixation Service in the Wuding River BasinXuanchen Xiong0Zixiang Zhou1Xiaofeng Wang2Jing Li3College of Geomatics, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Geomatics, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaSchool of Land Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, ChinaSchool of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, ChinaWind erosion can cause land degradation and other harmful effects. Examining the ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service (WSFS) from the perspectives of supply and demand plays a crucial role in the continuous regulation of regional wind erosion. Through the enhancement of the revised wind erosion equation (RWEQ) model, integrated with uncertainty analysis, scenario simulation, and environmental factors calculation, the dynamic simulation of the supply of ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service (WSFSS) and the demand of ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service (WSFSD) in the Wuding River Basin in China was achieved, and specifically, a simulation framework for WSFSD and WSFSS was constructed. The results show that: (1) the uncertainty analysis can calculate the upper and lower limits of the range of parameter x (downwind distance) in the RWEQ model, and changes in the parameter x can make the simulation results of WSFSS and WSFSD more reasonable; (2) In the past 20 years, the WSFSS has shown a spatial distribution pattern of high in the northwest and low in the southeast. In terms of time, the annual WSFSS has shown a fluctuating growth trend with a growth rate of 8.06 t/a. The monthly WSFSS has shown a rising-fluctuating-declining trend; (3) The rationality of WSFSD was indirectly verified through the setting of scenario simulation. In terms of time, across the 252 months under study (January 2000–December 2020), 85% of the months witnessed WSFSD within the range of 1.0–1.4 kg/m<sup>2</sup> in the Wuding River Basin. At the same time, the WSFSD also presented seasonal variation patterns. The WSFSD was relatively high in spring (March–May) and relatively low in summer (July–September) each year.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/1/20ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation servicethe supply and demand of ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation serviceRWEQ modelWuding River Basin
spellingShingle Xuanchen Xiong
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Jing Li
Dynamic Simulation of the Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Windbreak and Sand Fixation Service in the Wuding River Basin
Land
ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service
the supply and demand of ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service
RWEQ model
Wuding River Basin
title Dynamic Simulation of the Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Windbreak and Sand Fixation Service in the Wuding River Basin
title_full Dynamic Simulation of the Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Windbreak and Sand Fixation Service in the Wuding River Basin
title_fullStr Dynamic Simulation of the Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Windbreak and Sand Fixation Service in the Wuding River Basin
title_full_unstemmed Dynamic Simulation of the Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Windbreak and Sand Fixation Service in the Wuding River Basin
title_short Dynamic Simulation of the Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Windbreak and Sand Fixation Service in the Wuding River Basin
title_sort dynamic simulation of the supply and demand of ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service in the wuding river basin
topic ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service
the supply and demand of ecosystem windbreak and sand fixation service
RWEQ model
Wuding River Basin
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/1/20
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