scholarly journals Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to Assess Material Transfer in the Layawan Watershed, Mindanao, Philippines and Its Implications on Payment for Ecosystem Services

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo Kris M. Palao ◽  
Moises M. Dorado ◽  
Kharmina Paola A. Anit ◽  
Rodel D. Lasco
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lüke ◽  
Jochen Hack

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.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lüke ◽  
Jochen Hack

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.


2016 ◽  
Vol 535 ◽  
pp. 625-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Francesconi ◽  
Raghavan Srinivasan ◽  
Elena Pérez-Miñana ◽  
Simon P. Willcock ◽  
Marcela Quintero

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Dionissis Latinopoulos ◽  
Alexandros Dimitriou ◽  
Ifigenia Kagalou

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.


2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Salarpour ◽  
Milad Jajarmizadeh ◽  
Sobri Harun ◽  
Rozi Abdullah

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vibhava Srivastava ◽  
Sreekala Bajwa ◽  
and Indrajeet Chaubey

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalel Aouissi ◽  
Sihem Benabdallah ◽  
Zohra Lili Chabaâne ◽  
Christophe Cudennec

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (18) ◽  
pp. 7138-7144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tze Ling Ng ◽  
J. Wayland Eheart ◽  
Ximing Cai ◽  
Fernando Miguez

Author(s):  
Narayan K. Shrestha ◽  
Taimoor Akhtar ◽  
Uttam Ghimire ◽  
Ramesh P. Rudra ◽  
Pradeep K. Goel ◽  
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