Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to model ecosystem services: A systematic review
SWAT is a watershed modeling tool that has been proposed to help quantify ecosystem services
Abstract
SWAT, a watershed modeling tool has been proposed to help quantify ecosystem services. The concept of ecosystem services incorporates the collective benefits natural systems provide primarily to human beings. It is becoming increasingly important to track the impact that human activities have on the environment in order to determine its resilience and sustainability.
The objectives of this paper are to provide an overview of efforts using SWAT to quantify ecosystem services, to determine the model’s capability examining various types of services, and to describe the approach used by various researchers.
Citation
Francesconi, W., Srinivasan, R., Pérez-Miñana, E., Willcock, S.P., Quintero, M., Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to model ecosystem services: A systematic review, Journal Of Hydrology, vol.535, issue10, pp.625-636, 2016
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