Responses of Ecosystem Services to Climate Change: A Case Study of the Loess Plateau

Exploring the responses of ecosystem services to climate change is an essential prerequisite for understanding global impact on terrestrial ecosystems and their modeling. This study first evaluated including net primary productivity (NPP), soil conservation (SC) water yield (WY), factors precipitation, temperature, solar radiation from 2000 2020 Loess Plateau, then analyzed relationships threshold effects. The results found that precipitation in region had significantly increased since while decreased; mean annual temperature however did not significantly. NPP SC showed increasing trend WY a decreasing trend. most significant factor affecting ESs was precipitation. With increase all three types trend, but facilitating effect began be weakened when reached thresholds 490 mm 600 mm, respectively. occurred because regions with already sufficient support there limited capacity compared areas arid grasslands. In these regions, high vegetation cover leads evapotranspiration which reduces positive influence WY. can offer reference level ecological restoration success.