Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (12): 2201-2210.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2020.12.11

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Study on ecological service benefits of urban greenway based on i-Tree model

ZHOU Beining(), LU Jianguo*(), HUA Zhuangzhuang   

  1. College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
  • Received:2020-07-16 Online:2020-12-25 Published:2020-12-25
  • Contact: LU Jianguo

Abstract:

In order to quantitatively analyze the value of various ecological services of trees in urban greenways, and provide reference for tree species selection and planting planning in the future. By taking the greenway tree species in “The River Junction Area” of Ningbo City as the research object, the composition of tree community structure, diameter at breast height (DBH) distribution, tree height structure, and growth type were analyzed. The ecological benefits were evaluated by using i-Tree model, and energy-saving benefit, carbon sequestration benefit, air quality improvement benefit, rainwater interception benefit and aesthetic benefit were quantified as economic values. The results showed that there were abundant tree species in the greenway (71 species, 54 genera and 37 families), and the growth types were mostly broad-leaved deciduous trees. The DBH and height of greenway trees were mostly between 15.2-30.5 cm and 5.0-10.0 m, which were in stable growth stage, with abundant seasonal changes and strong landscape effect. According to i-Tree model, the annual total ecological benefit of greenway in “The River Junction Area” is 4 287 024.54 yuan, including aesthetic benefit (64.62%)>carbon sequestration benefit (17.25%)>rainwater interception benefit (9.79%)>energy saving benefit (8.32%)>air quality improvement benefit (0.02%). There was a strong correlation between the dominance of tree species and the total ecological benefit contribution rate of greenway. The contribution rate of Cinnamomum camphora, Ginkgo biloba, Salix babylonica and Acer palmatum were the highest, but there were no strong correlation with the annual ecological benefit of individual tree; Paulownia fortune(2 494.70 yuan per tree) , Platanus acerifolia(1 994.49 yuan per tree), Pterocarya stenoptera(1 824.93 yuan per tree) and Camptotheca acuminata(1 542.23 yuan per tree) had higher ecological benefits per plant, but the numbers of them were not dominant in the greenway. It was suggested that plant volatile organic compounds (BVOC) should be included in the evaluation system of air quality improvement, and tree species with higher ecological benefit value should be applied to greenway.

Key words: i-Tree model, greenway, ecological benefit, quantitative evaluation

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