Abstract: The research process of ecosystem services has gone through more than 50 years since its concept was proposed． The application of interdisciplinary, cross disciplinary and interdisciplinary theories and methods, as well as the strong practical demand, have promoted the development of ecosystem service research in depth and breadth． This article summarized and reviewed the research progress on ecosystem service measurement, ecosystem service maintenance mechanisms, and ecosystem service applications． We have made significant advances in the following aspects: 1) the measurement methods for ecosystem services in natural landscapes, semi natural landscapes, agricultural landscapes, and urban landscapes were established, which improved the accuracy of ecosystem service measurement and revealed the driving mechanisms of dynamic changes in ecosystem services; 2) a theoretical framework and method for the constraint relationship between ecosystem services were proposed, which can reveal the characteristics of dependence, competitiveness, independence, and ecological mechanisms of the interaction relationship of ecosystem services; 3) land use optimization strategies that integrates landscape pattern, ecological processes/functions, ecosystem services, and resident well-being to promote high-quality regional development were suggested, which are practical to support the formulation of high-quality regional development policies．