To promote the protection of cultivated land and green and low-carbon development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt,this study employed methods such as the equivalent factor method and the environmental cost method to quantify the ecological service value and negative externalities of cultivated land.By cakulating the ecological footprint and ecological carrying capacity of cultivated land resources,the 11 provinces in the Yangtze River Economic Belt were categorized into surplus areas,balanced areas,and deficit areas.The ecological spillover value of cultivated land was assessed,and its spat...
