Table 5 Correlation relationships of ecosystem services.

From: Effects of landscape pattern changes on ecosystem services: a case study of Ruoergai Plateau

Years

Relevance

Carbon storage

Sediment delivery ratio

Water yield

Habitat quality

1990

CS

1

   

SDR

0.289**

1

  

WY

0.560**

0.259**

1

 

HQ

0.942**

0.264**

0.667**

1

2000

CS

1

   

SDR

0.316**

1

  

WY

0.530**

0.171**

1

 

HQ

0.954**

0.280**

0.623**

1

2010

CS

1

   

SDR

0.322**

1

  

WY

0.117**

0.124**

1

 

HQ

0.078

0.022

0.000

1

2020

CS

1

   

SDR

0.269**

1

  

WY

-0.280**

0.002

1

 

HQ

0.672**

0.382**

-0.169**

1

  1. ** indicates a significant correlation between the two ecosystem services at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). (CS-Carbon storage; SDR-Sediment Delivery Ratio; WY-Water Yield; HQ-Habitat quality).