Reflection on the Limitation of Ecological Service Studies in China and Suggestion for Future Research

Since the introduction of the concept of ecosystem services in 1997,papers on ecosystem services have increased exponentially in China.But above 90% researches was confined to the evaluation of ecosystem services in different regions and different types of ecosystem,which leads to the wrong idea that researches on ecosystem service is about ecosystem service evaluation.Because results of ecosystem evaluations are lack of scientific and practical effectiveness,importance of ecosystem services is questioned.In this paper some suggestions on ecosystem service are put forward with regards to current demands,bias of research on ecosystem services and the outcome of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment(MA).Suggestions for future researches are as follows,researches on the contribution of ecosystem services to human well-being;researches on the degradation of the ecosystem services;the reasons and approaches on the ecosystem services degradation.