Table 2.
Evaluation of ecosystem services
| Provisioning services | Mean countries | Mean students | Mean urban dwellers | Mean tourists | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE | CHN | Significance | CZE | CHN | Significance | CZE | CHN | Significance | CZE | CHN | Significance | |
| Production of oxygen and ability of trees to purify the air | 3.9 | 3.95 | x | 3.92 | 3.93 | x | 3.87 | 3.93 | x | 3.88 | 4.00 | + + + |
| Wood production | 3.05 | 3.21 | + + | 3.14 | 3.25 | x | 2.81 | 3.16 | + + | 3.11 | 3.20 | x |
| Mushroom picking | ||||||||||||
| 3.23 | 3.06 | + + | 3.08 | 2.92 | + | 3.48 | 3.10 | + + + | 3.30 | 3.26 | x | |
| Regulation services | ||||||||||||
| Water retention function | 3.92 | 3.86 | + | 3.96 | 3.85 | + + | 3.86 | 3.87 | x | 3.88 | 3.89 | x |
| Protection of floods | ||||||||||||
| 3.58 | 3.82 | + + + | 3.74 | 3.80 | x | 3.29 | 3.82 | + + + | 3.55 | 3.85 | + + + | |
| Mitigation of climate change and carbon sequestration by trees | ||||||||||||
| 3.61 | 3.90 | + + + | 3.71 | 3.88 | + + | 3.56 | 3.93 | + + + | 3.44 | 3.90 | + + + | |
| Prevention of soil erosion | ||||||||||||
| 3.59 | 3.91 | + + + | 3.74 | 3.89 | + | 3.37 | 3.93 | + + + | 3.48 | 3.93 | + + + | |
| Reduction of dust and noise pollution | 3.23 | 3.69 | + + + | 3.25 | 3.57 | + + + | 3.03 | 3.79 | + + + | 3.38 | 3.80 | + + + |
| Natural habitat for game | 3.84 | 3.90 | x | 3.89 | 3.88 | x | 3.72 | 3.92 | + | 3.86 | 3.93 | x |
| Cultural services | ||||||||||||
| Employment opportunities | 2.74 | 3.10 | + + + | 2.79 | 2.95 | x | 2.71 | 3.13 | + + + | 2.64 | 3.31 | + + + |
| Public space for recreational activities | 2.85 | 3.00 | + + | 2.77 | 2.85 | x | 2.88 | 3.08 | x | 3.00 | 3.15 | + |
| Provision for sports activities | 2.18 | 2.75 | + + + | 1.90 | 2.48 | + + + | 2.32 | 2.81 | + + | 2.65 | 3.13 | + + + |
| Enhancement for the beauty of the landscape | 3.19 | 3.48 | + + + | 3.14 | 3.34 | + | 3.11 | 3.51 | + + | 3.37 | 3.69 | + + + |
| Cultural and spiritual importance | 2.9 | 3.33 | + + + | 2.82 | 3.12 | + + | 3.03 | 3.38 | + + | 2.92 | 3.61 | + + + |
| Meditation and relaxation | 3.15 | 3.28 | x | 3.03 | 3.14 | x | 3.30 | 3.18 | + | 3.25 | 3.60 | + + + |
+ + + p < 0.001; + + p < 0.01 + p < 0.05; x > 0.05 retain the null hypothesis