Thank you for your comments on our article. We appreciate your feedback regarding the analysis of climate on the trade-offs between carbon stocks and habitat quality. Our study is based on land use data, but we also considered the natural conditions such as temperature and precipitation to understand their influence on ecosystem services trade-offs. We acknowledge that there may be other factors that can affect the trade-off results, but we believe that our analysis provides a scientifically valid approach to understanding these relationships.
Regarding Table 5 and Figure 6, we conducted a rigorous statistical analysis to ensure the credibility of our results. The trade-off result between carbon stocks and habitat quality is based on the spatial distribution of ecosystem services in Guangdong province, which was derived from various sources including satellite imagery, field surveys, and government reports. We have provided detailed explanations of our methods and data sources in the manuscript.
We will review our explanation of these aspects in the manuscript to ensure greater clarity for readers. Once again, thank you for your thoughtful comments on our work.




