This　paper　quantifies　the　allocation　of　ecosystem　services　value　(ESV)　associated　with　land　use　pattern　and　qualitatively　examined　impacts　of　land　use　changes　and　socio-economic　factors　on　spatiotemporal　variation　of　ESV　in　the　Natural　Wetland　Distribution　Area　(NWDA),　Fuzhou　city,　China.　The　results　showed　that　total　ESV　of　the　study　area　decreased　from　4,332.16　×　106　RMB　Yuan　in　1989　to　3,697.42　×　106　RMB　Yuan　in　2009,　mainly　due　to　the　remarkable　decreases　in　cropland　(decreased　by　55.3　%)　and　wetland　(decreased　by　74.2　%).　Forest,　water,　and　wetland　played　major　roles　in　providing　ecosystem　services,　accounting　for　over　90　%　of　the　total　ESV.　Based　on　time　series　Landsat　TM/ETM+　imagery,　geographic　information　system,　and　historical　data,　analysis　of　the　spatiotemporal　variation　of　ESV　from　1989　to　2009　was　performed.　It　indicated　that　rapid　expansion　of　urban　areas　along　the　Minjiang　River　resulted　in　significant　changes　in　land　use　types,　leading　to　a　dramatic　decline　in　ecosystem　services.　Meanwhile,　because　of　land　scarcity　and　unique　ecosystem　functions,　the　emergency　of　wetland　and　cropland　protection　in　built-up　area　has　become　an　urgent　task　of　local　authorities　to　the　local　government.　Furthermore,　there　was　still　a　significant　negative　correlation　between　ESV　of　cropland　and　wetland　and　the　GDP.　The　results　suggest　that　future　planning　of　land　use　pattern　should　control　encroachment　of　urban　areas　into　cropland　and　wetland　in　addition　to　scientific　and　rational　policies　towards　minimizing　the　adverse　effects　of　urbanization.　©　2012　Springer　Science+Business　Media　Dordrecht.