REVIEW PAPER
Progress in Research on Value Realization
of Ecological Products and Their Implications
for the Ecosystem Services in North China Karst
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Tangshan Key Laboratory of Simulation of Urban Ecosystem, Department of Resource Management,
Tangshan Normal University, Tangshan 063000, China
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School of Karst Science, State Engineering Technology Institute for Karst Desertification Control,
Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2024-12-06
Final revision date: 2025-04-22
Acceptance date: 2025-06-30
Online publication date: 2025-09-26
Corresponding author
Kangning Xiong
School of Karst Science, State Engineering Technology Institute for Karst Desertification Control,
Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
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ABSTRACT
The conflict between karst ecosystem conservation and economic development is an important
and challenging issue. Karst ecosystems provide a range of ecological products (eco-products) that are
valuable to humans. Value realization is important for promoting subsequent ecological restoration and
sustainable development. Currently, although the karst ecological deterioration trend has essentially
been arrested and service functions have been enhanced gradually, there is limited systematic
understanding of the realization of the value of karst eco-products, and the value of these products has
not been fully investigated. Especially in the karst in northern China (KNC) region, the realization of
the value of eco-products remains at the initial exploration stage. We retrieved 230 relevant studies from
the core databases of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science (WOS),
and the statistical analysis results revealed that (1) the number of published articles rapidly increased
after slow growth, with an overall fluctuating growth trend; (2) previous studies focused on ecoproduct
value accounting (EPVA), eco-product value conversion rate assessment (EPVCRA), the ecoproduct
value realization mechanism (EPVRM), and the eco-product value realization path (EPVRP);
and (3) a concise overview of the key study findings and contributions to the field was provided.
We presented suggestions pertaining to the current dilemma of realizing the value of eco-products
in the KNC region, as well as insights into the KNC region and its mechanisms and pathways.