Table 2.
Area and proportion with different levels of importance for ecosystem services in Tibet.
| Type | Extremely important | Important | Medium importance | General importance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area/km2 | % | Area/km2 | % | Area/km2 | % | Area/km2 | % | |
| Carbon sequestration | 42,345.69 | 3.52 | 35,773.75 | 2.98 | 33,273.63 | 2.77 | 1,090,566.19 | 90.73 |
| Water conservation | 143,057.00 | 11.90 | 172,578.81 | 14.36 | 174,306.44 | 14.50 | 712,017.00 | 59.24 |
| Soil conservation | 95,311.19 | 7.93 | 105,816.94 | 8.80 | 127,116.00 | 10.58 | 873,715.13 | 72.69 |
| Windbreak and sand fixation | 79,077.25 | 6.58 | 75,374.50 | 6.27 | 70,415.75 | 5.86 | 977,091.75 | 81.29 |
| Flood regulation | 16,111.69 | 1.34 | 20,472.75 | 1.70 | 38,616.44 | 3.21 | 1,126,758.38 | 93.74 |
| All | 290,653.25 | 24.18 | 249,118.50 | 20.73 | 224,450.25 | 18.67 | 437,737.25 | 36.42 |