Assessment of Forest Ecosystem Service Function Value in Shanxi Xuegongling Provincial Nature Reserve
The value of forest ecosystem services in Shanxi Xuegongling Provincial Nature Reserve was evaluated through field investigations and using market value,shadow engineering,opportunity cost methods.The results showed that the total value of forest ecosystem services in Xuegongling Nature Reserve was 1.341 691 2 billion yuan/a,and the order of value of each function was purification of atmospheric environment>water conservation>carbon sequestration and oxygen release>soil and fertilizer conservation>biodiversity protection>nutrient accumulation>forest recreation.Among them,the service value of the trees was 10.22 × 108 yuan/a and the service value of shrubs was 3.17 × 108 yuan/a.The value of the main tree species was in the order of Pinus tabulaeformis>Quercus liaotungensis>Populus davidiana>Larix gmelinii>Betula platyphylla>Platycladus orientalis.