The effect of future land use changes on hydrologic ecosystem services: a case study from the Zala catchment, Hungary

Decsi, Bence; Vári, Ágnes; Kozma, Zsolt

doi:10.1007/s42977-020-00032-6

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“…Several ES studies concluded that alternative land use systems -focusing more on climate adaptation and regulating services -could lead to higher social benefits than present conditions [10][11][12]. This is in line with empirical evidence and with policy recommendations as well: both emphasize the importance of water retention and wetland restoration efforts (e.g., [13][14][15]).…”

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confidence: 53%

Adaptive Water Management-land Use Practice for Improving Ecosystem Services – a Hungarian Modelling Case Study

Kozma¹,

Jolánkai²,

Kardos³

et al. 2021

Period. Polytech. Civil Eng.

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During the 20th century in the Hungarian lowlands the emphasis was put on maximizing provisioning ecosystem services (ES), which caused the weakening of regulating and other services. With the growing environmental pressures, it is crucial to apply a more adaptive landscape management. This, however, leads to territorial conflicts, as large areas with water-tolerant land cover (i.e., wetlands, meadows, riparian forests) are needed to buffer extreme hydrological events.We present some findings of the WateRisk project, a research that focused on the possible solutions of these conflicts. In a scenario-based case study, we analyze the outlined issue for the Szamos-Kraszna Interfluve, a 510 km2 lowland catchment heavily affected by excess water. Scenarios were evaluated with an integrated methodology that focuses on the water budget and the total values of ES. The efficiency of the drainage network was found to be minor/moderate as it provided only -1–5% reduction in the spatial extents of inundations, and it contributed only ~20% to the elimination of water coverage. Furthermore, comparing the present (defense-focused) and the alternative (water retention focused) scenarios, the latter turned out to provide higher monetary value for the summed individual and social benefits of ES. This underlines the need for extensive adaptive measures in both water management and landscape planning to create resilience and the ability to cope with contemporary environmental challenges.

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Adaptive Water Management-land Use Practice for Improving Ecosystem Services – a Hungarian Modelling Case Study

Kozma¹,

Jolánkai²,

Kardos³

et al. 2021

Period. Polytech. Civil Eng.

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“…Scenario analyses might shed light on anticipated changes in ES value as well as adopting values from other regions to a hypothetical situation, similar to the benefit transfer technique widely used for economic valuation of ES (e.g. Reynaud and Lanzanova 2017 ; Decsi et al 2020 ; Vermaat et al 2020 ).…”

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Freshwater systems and ecosystem services: Challenges and chances for cross-fertilization of disciplines

Vári

Podschun

Erős

et al. 2021

Ambio

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Freshwater ecosystems are among the most threatened in the world, while providing numerous essential ecosystem services (ES) to humans. Despite their importance, research on freshwater ecosystem services is limited. Here, we examine how freshwater studies could help to advance ES research and vice versa. We summarize major knowledge gaps and suggest solutions focusing on science and policy in Europe. We found several features that are unique to freshwater ecosystems, but often disregarded in ES assessments. Insufficient transfer of knowledge towards stakeholders is also problematic. Knowledge transfer and implementation seems to be less effective towards South-east Europe. Focusing on the strengths of freshwater research regarding connectivity, across borders, involving multiple actors can help to improve ES research towards a more dynamic, landscape-level approach, which we believe can boost the implementation of the ES concept in freshwater policies. Bridging these gaps can contribute to achieve the ambitious targets of the EU’s Green Deal.

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“…Thus, the greater the difference in exported loads, the greater the contribution of the nutrient retention service. Other studies that used the NDR model also observed negative effects on water purification services with the reduction of natural areas [82][83][84][85].…”

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Enhancing Water Ecosystem Services Using Environmental Zoning in Land Use Planning

Anjinho,

Barbosa,

Peponi

et al. 2024

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Land use and land cover (LULC) changes alter the structure and functioning of natural ecosystems, impacting the potential and flow of ecosystem services. Ecological restoration projects aiming to enhance native vegetation have proven effective in mitigating the impacts of LULC changes on ecosystem services. A key element in implementing these projects has been identifying priority areas for restoration, considering that resources allocated to such projects are often limited. This study proposes a novel methodological framework to identify priority areas for restoration and guide LULC planning to increase the provision of water ecosystem services (WESs) in a watershed in southeastern Brazil. To do so, we combined biophysical models and multicriteria analysis to identify priority areas for ecological restoration, propose environmental zoning for the study area, and quantify the effects of LULC changes and of a planned LULC scenario (implemented environmental zoning) on WES indicators. Previous LULC changes, from 1985 to 2019, have resulted in a nearly 20% increase in annual surface runoff, a 50% increase in sediment export, a 22% increase in total nitrogen (TN) export, and a 53% increase in total phosphorus (TP) export. Simultaneously, they reduced the provision of WESs (baseflow −27%, TN retention −10%, and TP retention −16%), except for sediment retention, which increased by 35% during the analyzed period. The planned LULC scenario successfully increased the provision of WESs while reducing surface runoff and nutrient and sediment exports. The methodology employed in this study proved to be effective in guiding LULC planning for improving WES. The obtained results provide a scientific foundation for guiding the implementation of WES conservation policies in the studied watershed. This method is perceived to be applicable to other watersheds.

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The effect of future land use changes on hydrologic ecosystem services: a case study from the Zala catchment, Hungary

Cited by 15 publications

References 48 publications

Adaptive Water Management-land Use Practice for Improving Ecosystem Services – a Hungarian Modelling Case Study

Adaptive Water Management-land Use Practice for Improving Ecosystem Services – a Hungarian Modelling Case Study

Freshwater systems and ecosystem services: Challenges and chances for cross-fertilization of disciplines

Enhancing Water Ecosystem Services Using Environmental Zoning in Land Use Planning

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