Land-Use/Cover Change and Response of Ecosystem Service Value—A Case Study from Guizhou Province

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Focusing on Guizhou Province in China, this study examined the 40-year process of LUCC through two lenses: type conversion and dynamic degree. Using LUCC area indicators, the study employed an improved equivalent factor method to assess changes in ESV. The findings indicate that from 1985–2024, the region was predominantly forest. Post-2000, the primary conversion involved farmland reverting to forest. The most intense dynamic changes occurred between 2010 and 2024. Over the study period, the regional ecosystem service value initially decreased and then increased significantly, after the implementation of ecological engineering in 2000. Overall, the total ESV rose by 655 million yuan, with 13.046 billion yuan attributed to changes in land-use/cover type. The impact of these changes on ESV was substantial. Thus, ecological construction efforts should focus not only on methods such as converting farmland to forests but also on the restoration and recovery of grasslands and forests. Moreover, maintaining and adding quality improvements of ecological engineering achievements remain crucial. Biological sciences/Ecology Earth and environmental sciences/Ecology Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental sciences Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental social sciences Land-use/cover Ecological engineering Ecosystem service value Guizhou Province Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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