The ecosystem services cascade (ESC), which connects the components of ecosystem services with social value and builds a bridge between natural science and social science, can help decision-makers better integrate the concept of ecosystem services into decision-making. We reviewed the concept and the research progress of ESC. From the perspective of theory, the theoretical research of ESC mainly focused on how to accurately define each component and the causal relationship among different components, improve the practicability and applicability of ESC model, and how to effectively connect stakeholders and ecosystem service structure. From the perspective of application, ESC played an important role in ecosystem services mapping, ecosystem services assessment, and policy making. There were still great uncertainties in index selection and mutual feedback mechanism. Future research should be strengthened from the following aspects: to pay more attention to the structure process and classification standard of ecosystem services, to make up the lack of ESC of the feedback mechanism through multi-model fusion and regional survey, and to provide scientific guidance for human-earth coupling and sustainable development combined with regional characteristics .
生态系统服务级联效应(ESC)将生态系统服务各组成部分与社会价值联系起来,构建了自然科学到社会科学跨学科研究的桥梁,可以帮助决策者更好地将生态系统服务概念融入到决策制定中。本文梳理了生态系统服务级联效应的概念,回顾了级联效应的研究进展。从理论角度看,ESC的理论研究主要集中在如何准确定义各成分及各成分间的因果关系,提高ESC模型的实用性与适用性,以及如何有效连接利益相关者与生态系统服务结构。从应用角度看,ESC在生态系统服务制图、生态系统服务评估及政策制定发挥了巨大作用。当前研究在指标筛选和互馈机制上仍存在较大不确定性。建议未来应从以下几个方面加强研究:更加关注生态系统服务结构过程及分类标准,通过多模型融合和区域调查来弥补ESC对反馈机制描述的不足,结合区域特征为人地耦合和可持续发展提供科学指导。.
Keywords: cascade effect; ecosystem service; feedback mechanism; research progress.