Notice of RetractionEcological Compensation Accounting for Provinces in China Based on Modification from Ecological Resources Conversion Efficiency and Payment Willingness

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The ecological service supply and consumption of each province in china was calculated with the ecological footprint model, and was modified with transformation efficiency and payment willingness of ecological resources. Then supply and consumption coefficient was calculated, and ecological compensation amount due to each province was calculated combined with the total amount of national ecological service supply and consumption. The results show that ecological compensation amount per capita increases with the sequence of eastern, middle and western regions in china both before and after modification. Compensation amount of eastern provinces is mostly negative, while western provinces positive. After modification, most eastern provinces should pay more ecological compensation amount while middle and western provinces should get more. This spatial pattern basically corresponds to the economic and ecological condition of each province.