Examining the ecosystem service of nutrient removal in a coastal watershed

Berg, Chelsea; Mineau, Madeleine M.; Rogers, Shannon H.

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.06.007

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“…The WY suite of InVEST is designed to simulate the annual biophysical contribution of LULC to WY. It is flexible for use with regards to scale (local, regional or global), data input, assessment, and mapping details, and could provide more direct and visual results for decision-making support [17][18][19].…”

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Impacts of Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes on Water Yield: A Case Study in Jing-Jin-Ji, China

Yang

Lacayo

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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Knowing the impact of land-use and land-cover (LULC) changes on the distribution of water yield (WY) is essential for water resource management. Using the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model, we investigated the spatial-temporal variations of WY from 1990 to 2015 in China's northern semi-arid region of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jing-Jin-Ji). We quantified the combined effects of LULC dynamics and climatic variation on WY. Furthermore, we identified the relative contribution of main LULC types to WY. For our study region, the built-up area increased by 35.66% (5380 km 2) during the study period. In the meantime, cropland, grassland, and wetland decreased continuously. The expansion of built-up area and decline of vegetated land led to an increase of 1047 million m 3 (5.1%) in total WY. The impacts of LULC changes on WY were mainly determined by the biophysical characteristics of LULC composition. Vegetated land has relatively lower WY coefficients due to higher rates of evapotranspiration and water infiltration. Built-up areas and bare land have higher WY coefficients as a result of their impermeable surface. The spatial-temporal analysis of WY with specification of WY coefficients by LULC types can facilitate integrated land-use planning and water resource management.

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Impacts of Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes on Water Yield: A Case Study in Jing-Jin-Ji, China

Yang

Lacayo

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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“…First, due to issues with data availability, when using the InVEST model to simulate Nr loss over the past 30 years, the Nr load of croplands varied with different years, while that for other land covers was fixed. Although this approach is widely used in the model and we obtained reliable simulation results 22 , 45 , 68 , it may introduce some bias and uncertainty. Therefore, future studies should improve the Nr load for different periods to simulate Nr loss more accurately.…”

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“…However, despite the TLB pioneering the advancement of wastewater treatment in China, its progress is being outpaced by urbanization and ongoing socioeconomic expansion. Its current wastewater treatment standards are inadequate to satisfy the environmental capacity of the watershed 68 . Hence, urban wastewater treatment standards in the region must be upgraded; at the same time, size and population need to be effectively controlled to accommodate the relatively poor wastewater recovery rates and discharge standards.…”

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Attribution and driving force of nitrogen losses from the Taihu Lake Basin by the InVEST and GeoDetector models

Tian

Zhang

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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Quantifying temporal and spatial changes in reactive nitrogen (Nr) losses from a watershed and exploring its main drivers are the key to watershed water quality improvements. Huge Nr losses continue to threaten the safety of the water environment in the Taihu Lake Basin (TLB). Here, the InVEST and GeoDetector models were combined to estimate Nr losses in the TLB from 1990 to 2020 and explore driving forces. Different scenarios for Nr losses were compared, showing that Nr loss peaked at 181.66 × 103 t in 2000. The key factors affecting Nr loss are land use, followed by elevation, soil, and slope factors, and their mean q-values were 0.82, 0.52, 0.51, and 0.48, respectively. The scenario analysis revealed that Nr losses increased under the business-as-usual and economic development scenarios, while ecological conservation, increased nutrient use efficiency, and reduced nutrient application all contribute to a reduction in Nr losses. The findings provide a scientific reference for Nr loss control and future planning in the TLB.

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“…It is important to note that although nitrogen is lost when transported in the socio-ecological system, the effluents of wastewater treatment plants and most nonpoint sources in watercourses alter many features of freshwater ecosystems and unavoidably degrade water quality (Aristi et al, 2015). Some nature-based solutions, such as green infrastructure (e.g., ecological ditches, buffer strips, and vegetated ponds) can influence pollutant retention in agricultural fields (Berg et al, 2016;Wu et al, 2017).…”

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Reframing water-related ecosystem services flows

Lin¹,

Huang²,

Hadjikakou³

et al. 2021

Ecosystem Services

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To sustain water-dependent economic and socio-ecological systems, natural capital and its interactions with other capitals is gaining attention, but a clear understanding of how to manage natural capital sustainably and how to make decisions relevant to waterrelated ecosystem services is yet to be achieved. In this study, we extended the framing of water-related ecosystem service flows as a cycle, integrating water quantity and quality and capturing the flows of ecosystem services (i.e., green phase) and ecosystem disservices (i.e., red phase), and connecting natural capital, built capital, and beneficiaries. We applied this framework to the Jiulong River watershed in China, using hydrological models to model water quantity and quality based on historical observations and experimental data. Our results showed that, during the green phase, the interactions of natural capital and built capital significantly improved water quality in downstream areas with higher flows. During the red phase, built capital reduced ecosystem disservices by ~10% while natural capital further reduced it by over one half.Our framework can provide information for natural capital management, ecocompensation, and pollutant management relevant to water-related ecosystem services.

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Examining the ecosystem service of nutrient removal in a coastal watershed

Cited by 15 publications

References 35 publications

Impacts of Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes on Water Yield: A Case Study in Jing-Jin-Ji, China

Impacts of Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes on Water Yield: A Case Study in Jing-Jin-Ji, China

Attribution and driving force of nitrogen losses from the Taihu Lake Basin by the InVEST and GeoDetector models

Reframing water-related ecosystem services flows

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