Introduction: To measure the performance level of ecological product value realization, this article selects 16 indicators from four aspects: high-quality development, urban-rural regional coordination, ecological environment governance, and institutional mechanism construction to construct a performance evaluation index system for ecological product value realization mechanism. The entropy weight method is used to calculate the performance level of the whole country and 30 provinces (municipalities) from 2012 to 2022.Methods: The innovation of this article lies in the first use of the whole country as the research object, constructing a long-term panel data model covering the period of 20122022, and quantitatively analyzing the performance differences and dynamic evolution laws of ecological product value realization in each province through entropy weight method. This national provincial scale research design not only fills the gap in macro level performance evaluation, but also reveals the differences in location characteristics and institutional responses in the transformation of ecological product value in different regions.Results: The results show that the performance of the national ecological product value realization mechanism has been increasing year by year, showing explosive growth in 2015, and the growth rate has fluctuated since then.Discussion: It is suggested to formulate a performance evaluation policy for the realization mechanism of ecological product value based on the goal of building a beautiful China, promote the establishment of ecological product value realization methods and paths with the characteristics of each province (city), conduct performance evaluations on pilot demonstrations and base creation in the national ecological product value realization, and further optimize and improve relevant institutional mechanisms.

Enclosure space constitutes the fundamental habitat for captive animals, directly influencing domestication success and production performance. Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), an endangered ungulate present on the Tibet plateau and surrounding areas, has been commonly farmed in captivity as an essential strategy for the ex situ conservation and sustainable musk production. In captive musk deer farming, understanding spatial selection patterns within enclosures is critical for improving farming practices. To evaluate patterns of space use under captive conditions and the effect of enclosure designing, we studied 70 captive Alpine musk deer housed in 17 enclosures at the Zhuanglang Musk Deer Breeding Farm (Gansu, China) during the summer of 2022 (from July 1st to August 29th). Focal sampling and all-occurrence recording were adopted to collect the behavioral data of the musk deer, and the point occupancy rate was calculated to analyze the enclosure space utilization patterns. The results showed significant differences in activity site selection and shelter use time among captive musk deer (p < 0.05). The central enclosure site (G5), which contains the shelter, exhibited the highest utilization rate (21.21 ± 9.19%). Shelter use was significantly higher in adults (22.09 ± 7.80%) than in subadults (17.27 ± 3.98%) (p < 0.05), and significantly higher in males (29.55 ± 5.65%) than in females (20.86 ± 7.95%) (p < 0.05). However, at equal population density, the shelter use time between all-male and mixed-sex groups was not significant (p > 0.05). These results reveal that captive Alpine musk deer display distinct shelter use patterns, with shelters acting as key spatial resources. Therefore, this study provides practical implications for optimizing enclosure design (e.g., increasing shelter quantity and improving spatial distribution) to enhance the welfare and productivity of captive Alpine musk deer.