A systematic review on the methods of ecosystem services value assessment
The status of researches in ecosystem services value assessment (ESVA) was reviewed.The methods of ESVA could be classified into two categories from the aspect of evaluation process:direct and indirect,which are further classified into several sub-categories.After analyzing the concept connotation,calculation,and application of each classified method,we put forward ten problems in ESVA.Finally,by summarizing the theory,methodology,and results expression form of ESVA,we proposed three suggestions to strengthen the future research of ESVA:comparative and comprehensive application of different methods for the assessment of ecosystem services value;ecosystem services value assessment of the areas with sparse or no vegetation;the assessment of service value of complex ecosystems and the evaluation of ESVA at fine-scale.