珊瑚礁生态系统服务及其价值评估

珊瑚礁生态系统以其极高的生物多样性和美丽的水下景观而被人类过度利用，为了有效地管理和可持续利用珊瑚礁，对其生态系统服务及价值的评估就显得十分重要。本文介绍了珊瑚礁生态系统服务及其价值。以及评估方法的研究动态。珊瑚礁生态系统服务是指珊瑚礁生态系统与生态过程所形成及维持的人类赖以生存的自然环境条件与其效用，珊瑚礁生态系统服务分为经济性服务、生态性服务和社会性服务3部分，给出相应于珊瑚礁生态系统服务内容的价值分类以及常用的生产效益法、替代费用法、损害费用法、旅行费用法和条件价值法5种评估方法。文中还介绍了中国珊瑚礁的分布与特点，并根据国内珊瑚礁生态系统的状况，指出了中国开展珊瑚礁生态系统服务及其价值评估的迫切性。

Coral reef ecosystem service and its value evaluation

Coral reef ecosystem is overused for its high biodiversity and beautiful underwater landscape. To evaluate its service value is very important in the effective management and sustainable use of the ecosystem. This paper reviewed the research advances in coral reef ecosystem service and its value as well as relevant evaluation methods. The value types associated with coral reef ecosystem service and the 5 commonly used evaluation methods were introduced, and the distribution and characteristics of coral reef in China were summarized. According to the present situation of the coral reef ecosystem in China, the significance of developing the researches on coral reef ecosystem service and its value evaluation was discussed.