Differentiation and analyses of the concepts and characteristics of ecological assets and ecosystem services of grasslands

With the practice and application of the “two mountains” theory and the development of the idea of a “life community of mountains, rivers, forests, cropland, lakes, and grassland” in the field of grassland management in China, scientific understanding of the concept and connotation of grassland ecological assets and ecosystem services is of great significance to ensure rational and effective grassland assets accounting and ecosystem services value assessment. Currently, there are differing understandings of grassland natural resources, natural assets, ecological assets, and ecosystem services and values, confusing the differences and relationships between ecological assets and ecosystem services. This study explains the concept, connotation and feature, analyses mutual relationship, and evaluation models of grassland ecological assets and ecosystem services and clarifies the similarities and differences between grassland ecological assets and ecosystem services, The boundary between ecological asserts accounting and ecosystem service value assessment was proposed. Thereby providing a scientific basis for the construction of a scientific grassland ecological assets accounting and ecosystem services valuation system, as well as the accurate accounting of grassland assets and evaluation of grassland ecosystem services value.