Comparing approaches to spatially explicit ecosystem service modeling: A case study from the San Pedro River, Arizona

Bagstad, Kenneth J.; Semmens, Darius J.; Winthrop, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.07.007

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“…Forests are the largest terrestrial ecosystems that supply water; however, forests with the highest vegetation density have the highest actual transpiration rates [26]. Therefore, the potential of forests in providing water resources is lower than other land cover types.…”

Section: The Concept Of Forest Water Supply and Yieldmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Here, the water resource means the total amount as a static concept, and the water supply and water yield can be understood as the quantity supplied as a dynamic concept [1,3,8,26,27]. Specifically, water yield is theoretically included in the water supply and is effective for expressing the amount of water supplied [26,27]. Forest water yield is a concept for quantifying a forest's functionality of providing water resources.…”

Section: The Concept Of Forest Water Supply and Yieldmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Effect of National-Scale Afforestation on Forest Water Supply and Soil Loss in South Korea, 1971–2010

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Afforestation of forests in South Korea may provide an example of the benefit of afforestation on precipitation storage and erosion control. In this study, we presented the effects of afforestation on water supply and soil loss prevention. A spatio-temporal simulation of forest water yield and soil loss was performed from 1971-2010 using InVEST water yield and SWAT models. A forest stock change map was produced by combining land cover data and National Forest Inventory data. The forest water yield increased about twice with changes in forest stock and climate from 1971-2010 and showed a spatially homogeneous water supply capacity. In the same period, the soil loss decreased more than three times, and the volatility of soil loss, in the 2010s, was smaller than before. The analysis of the change in forest stock without considering climate change showed an increase of 43% in forest water yield and a decrease of 87% in soil loss. An increase in precipitation increased the water yield, but also increased the soil loss volume. A change in forest stock led to positive changes in both. This study presents functional positive effects of the afforestation program in South Korea that can be useful in various afforestation programs in other countries.

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Section: The Concept Of Forest Water Supply and Yieldmentioning

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Effect of National-Scale Afforestation on Forest Water Supply and Soil Loss in South Korea, 1971–2010

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“…Users commit to sharing data, thus contributing to the growth of the system over time [58]. Given the innovative nature of the tool, a relatively limited number of studies have so far been published [59] and, with just a few exceptions (e.g., the pilot assessment of ES in the Tecchio and Mergola watersheds, in Molise), none of them refer to Italian case studies.…”

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Livestock and Ecosystem Services: An Exploratory Approach to Assess Agri-Environment-Climate Payments of RDP in Trentino

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Marongiu²,

Masiero

et al. 2015

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Abstract:The identification of an appropriate justification for Agri-Environment-Climate (AEC) payments is a crucial issue in the new Rural Development Programme (RDP). Given the environmental importance of grasslands in Trentino (Italy), the Management Authority in charge of the RDP decided to integrate an approach based on Ecosystem Services (ES) into the calculation of AEC payments. The paper presents the methodology used for this approach as well as the preliminary results. The first step entails building a probabilistic model for the ES, named Sustainable Fodder Production. Model outputs are then integrated with the accounting results based on the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) database (2009-2012) with the aim of calculating the additional costs and income OPEN ACCESSLand 2015, 4 689 waived due to the environmental commitments deriving from the sustainable management of permanent grassland in livestock farming. Sustainability measures imply more extensive management practices that maintain meadows in a healthy state.

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“…To date, some studies have compared InVEST with other modeling tools; however, few refer to empirical investigations. Bagstad et al (2013) have compared the modeling results of InVEST and ARIES in an empirical study in Arizona, which revealed that the divergence degrees between the results of the two tools are different in distinct modeling scenarios. Another empirical study has compared SWAT and InVEST relevant to the modeling of water yield and nutrient export.…”

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Ecosystem services of human-dominated watersheds and land use influences: a case study from the Dianchi Lake watershed in China

Hou

Müller

et al. 2016

Environ Monit Assess

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Watersheds provide multiple ecosystem services. Ecosystem service assessment is a promising approach to investigate human-environment interaction at the watershed scale. The spatial characteristics of ecosystem services are closely related to land use statuses in human-dominated watersheds. This study aims to investigate the effects of land use on the spatial variations of ecosystem services at the Dianchi Lake watershed in Southwest China. We investigated the spatial variations of six ecosystem services-food supply, net primary productivity (NPP), habitat quality, evapotranspiration, water yield, and nitrogen retention. These services were selected based on their significance at the Dianchi Lake watershed and the availability of their data. The quantification of these services was based on modeling, value transference, and spatial analysis in combination with biophysical and socioeconomic data.Furthermore, we calculated the values of ecosystem services provided by different land use types and quantified the correlations between ecosystem service values and land use area proportions. The results show considerable spatial variations in the six ecosystem services associated with land use influences in the Dianchi Lake watershed. The cropland and forest land use types had predominantly positive influences on food productivity and NPP, respectively. The rural residential area and forest land use types reduced and enhanced habitat quality, respectively; these influences were identical to those of evapotranspiration. Urban area and rural residential area exerted significantly positive influences on water yield. In contrast, water yield was negatively correlated with forest area proportion. Finally, cropland and forest had significantly positive and negative influences, respectively, on nitrogen retention. Our study emphasizes the importance of consideration of the influences from land use composition and distribution on ecosystem services for managing the ecosystems of human-dominated watersheds.

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Comparing approaches to spatially explicit ecosystem service modeling: A case study from the San Pedro River, Arizona

Cited by 119 publications

References 22 publications

Effect of National-Scale Afforestation on Forest Water Supply and Soil Loss in South Korea, 1971–2010

Effect of National-Scale Afforestation on Forest Water Supply and Soil Loss in South Korea, 1971–2010

Livestock and Ecosystem Services: An Exploratory Approach to Assess Agri-Environment-Climate Payments of RDP in Trentino

Ecosystem services of human-dominated watersheds and land use influences: a case study from the Dianchi Lake watershed in China

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