Calculating the ecological welfare changes and influencing factors of landless farmers is of great significance for improving their ecological welfare status and formulating scientific and reasonable eco-logical compensation standards.Based on the indicator system for the farmers'ecological welfare,the condi-tional value method was used to analyze the changes in the ecological welfare of landless farmers in eight vil-lages in Wuhan City,and further regression analysis and analysis of variance were used to explore the influ-ence factors and reasons for heterogeneity.The results indicate that:(1)the land acquisition location,use,and farmers'awareness of the ecological value of agricultural land is the three main factors affecting changes in farmers'ecological welfare.Moreover,the interaction effect of land acquisition location and ecological value awareness on changes in farmers'ecological welfare and willingness to ecological compensation is sig-nificant.(2)When land acquisition is used for public welfare purposes,the farmers'ecological welfare is improved,and farmers are willing to pay for the improvement of ecological welfare;when land acquisition is used for non-public welfare purposes,the farmers'ecological welfare decreases and compensation is nee-ded.(3)Land acquisition has led to greater changes in the ecological welfare of landless farmers in the sub-urbs,and their willingness to compensate is significantly higher than that in the exurbs.(4)The recognition of the ecological value of agricultural land by farmers has a significant positive impact on the willingness of land acquisition ecological compensation.Therefore,it is recommended to include ecological compensation in the land acquisition compensation system,and to establish differentiated ecological compensation standards based on the land acquisition location,use,and changes in the farmers'ecological welfare.At the same time,it is necessary to improve farmers'awareness of the ecological value of agricultural land.
Landless FarmersChanges in Ecological WelfareEcological CompensationConditional Value Method