Service Function Type

Evaluation Index Factor

Evaluation methods

Advantage

shortcoming

Supply function

Animal husbandry

Market Value Method

Assessment is impressive and credible

The results are one-sided, and the data must be sufficient and comprehensive.

plant resources

Adjustment function

Climate Regulation

Production Cost Method

Estimation from the production side is intuitive and accurate

Require adequate data to consider the causal effects of ecosystem services and products

Soil C Accumulation

Carbon Tax, Opportunity Cost

Assessment is impressive and credible

Resources must be scarce

Regulating the atmosphere

Forestry Cost, Carbon Tax, Industrial Oxygen Production

The loss of resource value is the investment cost of substitution projects

Large space-time differences

Conserving water sources

Shadow Engineering, Water Balance

Represent difficult-to-estimate ecological values as alternative projects

Large space-time differences

Erosion Control

Opportunity Cost Method

Assessment is impressive and credible

Resources must be scarce

Soil consolidation and fertility preservation

Shadow Engineering, Market Value

Assessment is objective and reliable

Many of the functions of ecosystems cannot be replaced by technology.

Nutrient Cycle

Alternative Price Method

Comparing and Analyzing the Ecological Environment Value from the Side

Strong Subjectivity

Waste Degradation

Support Functions

Bio-diversity

Conditional Value Method, Opportunity Cost Method

Value assessment for commodities exchanged in the absence of actual and alternative markets.

Intense subjectivity, significant deviation and regional differences

Cultural Functions

Cultural Functions

Travel

Expense Act, Travel Expense Act

Rough quantification of ecological environment value

Only calculating the total amount of money spent on expenses does not really reflect the actual recreational value.