“… General information | 1: Impact assessment | 2: Part of conceptual model | 3: Complexity | 4: Linking |
(Ecosystem) component | ES | Selected model | Reference | Model variables | Description | Indicators | High/Medium/Low | Linked to: |
Nutrient cycle in sediment | Mediation of wastes | Regression model | Toussaint et al, 2021 [ 52 ] | Denitrification, % organic matter, % fine sediment, irrigation potential, bio-irrigation rate | Regressions between sediment parameters and nutrient processes | Nitrogen removed (tonnes N/km 2 /year) | Low | Community composition |
Climate regulation | Accumulation rate formula | Middelburg, 2019 [ 53 ] | C accumulation, sediment accumulation rate, porosity, dry density, C deposition | Formula of carbon storage resulting from an increased flux | Carbon stored (tonnes C/km 2 /year) | Low | C deposition by filter feeders, community composition |
Food web | Wild aquatic animals | EMBENS Ecopath model | Pint et al, 2021 [ 54 ] | Biomass, production, consumption, landings, discards, diet | Full food web and fisheries model, with a.o. biomass and harvests | Biomass (tonnes/km 2 ) Landings (tonnes/km 2 /year) | Medium/high | Community composition, possibly biochemical, socio-economic models, habitat preferences, … |
(Biofouling) Filter feeders | Mediation of wastes, climate regulation | COAWST model (output) | Ivanov et al, 2021 [ 55 ] | Mussel density, C deposition, filtration, chlorophyll-α co... |
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