Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to model ecosystem services: A systematic review

2016 ◽  
Vol 535 ◽  
pp. 625-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Francesconi ◽  
Raghavan Srinivasan ◽  
Elena Pérez-Miñana ◽  
Simon P. Willcock ◽  
Marcela Quintero
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Model Ecosystem ◽  
Water Assessment ◽  
Soil And Water

scholarly journals Modelling Hydrological Ecosystem Services – A state of the art model comparison

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lüke ◽  
Jochen Hack
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Service Models ◽  
Water Assessment ◽  
Soil And Water

Abstract. Different simulation models are used in science and practice in order to incorporate hydrological ecosystem services in decision-making processes. This contribution compares three simulation models, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool, a traditional hydrological model, and two ecosystem services models, the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs model and the Resource Investment Optimization System model. The three models are compared on a theoretical and conceptual basis as well in a comparative case study application. The application of the models to a study area in Nicaragua reveals that a practical benefit to apply these models for different questions in decision-making generally exists. However, modelling of hydrological ecosystem services is associated with a high application effort and requires input data that may not always be available. The degree of detail in temporal and spatial variability in ecosystem service provision is higher when using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool compared to the two ecosystem service models. In contrast, the ecosystem service models have lower requirements on input data and process knowledge. A relationship between service provision and beneficiaries is readily produced and can be visualized as a model output. The latter is especially useful for a practical decision-making context.

scholarly journals Comparing the Applicability of Commonly Used Hydrological Ecosystem Services Models for Integrated Decision-Support

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lüke ◽  
Jochen Hack
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Service Models ◽  
Water Assessment ◽  
Soil And Water

Different simulation models are used in science and practice in order to incorporate hydrological ecosystem services in decision-making processes. This contribution compares three simulation models, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool, a traditional hydrological model and two ecosystem services models, the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs model and the Resource Investment Optimization System model. The three models are compared on a theoretical and conceptual basis as well in a comparative case study application. The application of the models to a study area in Nicaragua reveals that a practical benefit to apply these models for different questions in decision-making generally exists. However, modelling of hydrological ecosystem services is associated with a high application effort and requires input data that may not always be available. The degree of detail in temporal and spatial variability in ecosystem service provision is higher when using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool compared to the two ecosystem service models. In contrast, the ecosystem service models have lower requirements on input data and process knowledge. A relationship between service provision and beneficiaries is readily produced and can be visualized as a model output. The visualization is especially useful for a practical decision-making context.

scholarly journals Modelling Water Related Ecosystem Services in a Heavily Modified Mediterranean Reservoir Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Dionissis Latinopoulos ◽  
Alexandros Dimitriou ◽  
Ifigenia Kagalou
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Change Scenario ◽  
Morphological Alterations ◽  
Mediterranean Reservoir ◽  
Pinios River ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Water Assessment ◽  
Soil And Water

Lake Karla (Thessaly, Greece) drainage and morphological alterations affected all water-related ecosystem services (ES). The lake is restored as a multipurpose reservoir, whose inflows are boosted with pumping from Pinios River. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) simulated the watershed’s hydrology and the reservoir’s function, under a climate change scenario to assess water related ES. Official timeseries were used for five different scenarios with simulation period until 2100. The results suggest that the reservoir’s water quality is impacted by summer irrigation and by the water volume from the Pinios during winter. As for the selected ES, in almost all scenarios, they seem negatively affected.

AN EVALUATION OF BLUE WATER PREDICTION IN SOUTHERN PART OF IRAN USING THE SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL (SWAT)

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Salarpour ◽  
Milad Jajarmizadeh ◽  
Sobri Harun ◽  
Rozi Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Blue Water ◽  
Water Assessment ◽  
Soil And Water

Modeling Miscanthus in the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to Simulate Its Water Quality Effects As a Bioenergy Crop

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (18) ◽  
pp. 7138-7144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tze Ling Ng ◽  
J. Wayland Eheart ◽  
Ximing Cai ◽  
Fernando Miguez
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Bioenergy Crop ◽  
Water Assessment ◽  
Soil And Water

Can-GLWS: Canadian Great Lakes Weather Service for the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) modelling

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narayan K. Shrestha ◽  
Taimoor Akhtar ◽  
Uttam Ghimire ◽  
Ramesh P. Rudra ◽  
Pradeep K. Goel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Great Lakes ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Water Assessment ◽  
Soil And Water ◽  
Weather Service
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