Comparing two tools for ecosystem service assessments regarding water resources decisions

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 177, Issue , 2016, Pages 331-340

  Dennedy Frank, P James ^a   Muenich, Rebecca Logsdon ^b   Chaubey, Indrajeet ^b   Ziv, Guy ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; InVEST; Model comparison; SWAT; Water yield

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; POTABLE WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

DISTRIBUTION OF WATER; ECOHYDROLOGIC MODELS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; INTEGRATED VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICE AND TRADEOFF; LAND MANAGEMENTS; MODELS COMPARISONS; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOLS; VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; WATER YIELD; WATERS RESOURCES;

SWAT;

DRINKING WATER; SOIL;

BASEFLOW; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOOL USE; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER YIELD;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEORGIA; HYDROLOGY; INDIANA; PROCEDURES; SOIL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

GEORGIA; INDIANA; UNITED STATES; WILDCAT CREEK;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DRINKING WATER; ECOSYSTEM; GEORGIA; HYDROLOGY; INDIANA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL; WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 84963954625     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.03.012     Document Type: Article

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