The value of grassland ecosystem in the farming-grazing ecotone of North Shaanxi province in carbon trading
XU Feng， LI Jing， REN Zhi-yuan*
(College of Tourism and Environment，Shaanxi Normal University, Xi′an 710062, Shaanxi, China)
Abstract:
Based on the restoring and regenerating measures of grassland ecosystem in the farming-grazing ecotone of North Shaanxi province, the value of carbon trading model for the study area was put forward, the total value of study area in carbon trading was assessed.The results show that(1) the total value of grassland ecosystem after degradation in the farming-grazing ecotone of North Shaanxi province in carbon trading amounts to 14.23×108 yuan/a; (2)the total value of grassland ecosystem after restoration and regeneration in study area in carbon trading amounts to 41.58×108 yuan/a, which increased by 27.29×108 yuan/a than before.
KeyWords:
grassland ecosystem; restoration and reconstruction; carbon trading; value evaluation
