Ecosystem Services from Inland Waters and Their Aquatic Ecosystems

Rinke, Karsten; Keller, Philipp S.; Kong, Xiangzhen; Borchardt, Dietrich; Weitere, Markus

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96229-0_30

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“…Societies receive ecosystem services from lakes (Reynaud & Lanzanova, 2017;Rinke, Keller, Kong, Borchardt, & Weitere, 2019). Here, we follow the last, which categorises ecosystem services as F I G U R E 1 Examples of potential links between ecosystem services and the four shallow lake ecosystem states dominated by (a) submerged macrophytes, (b) emergent macrophytes, (c) floating macrophytes, and (d) phytoplankton.…”

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Shifting states, shifting services: Linking regime shifts to changes in ecosystem services of shallow lakes

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1. Shallow lakes can shift between stable states as a result of anthropogenic or natural drivers. Four common stable states differ in dominant groups of primary producers: submerged, floating, or emergent macrophytes or phytoplankton. Shifts in primary producer dominance affect key supporting, provisioning, regulating, and cultural ecosystem services supplied by lakes. However, links between states and services are often neglected or unknown in lake management, resulting in conflicts and additional costs. 2. Here, we identify major shallow lake ecosystem services and their links to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), compare service provisioning among the four ecosystem states and discuss potential trade-offs. 3. We identified 39 ecosystem services potentially provided by shallow lakes. Submerged macrophytes facilitate most of the supporting (86%) and cultural (63%) services, emergent macrophytes facilitate most regulating services (60%), and both emergent and floating macrophytes facilitate most provisioning services (63%). Phytoplankton dominance supports fewer ecosystem services, and contributes most to provisioning services (42%). 4. The shallow lake ecosystem services we identified could be linked to 10 different SDGs, notably zero hunger (SDG 2), clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), and climate action (SDG13). 5. We highlighted several trade-offs (1) among ecosystem services, (2) within ecosystem services, and (3) between ecosystem services across ecosystems. These trade-offs can have significant ecological and economic consequences that may be prevented by early identification in water quality management. 6. In conclusion, common stable states in shallow lakes provide a different and diverse set of ecosystem services with numerous links to the majority of SDGs. Conserving and restoring ecosystem states should account for potential trade-offs between ecosystem services and preserving the natural value of shallow lakes.

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Shifting states, shifting services: Linking regime shifts to changes in ecosystem services of shallow lakes

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“…Regardless of the prominent role of LULCC in ecological processes at landscape levels, comprehensive analyses of habitat connectivity and configuration are still sparse for many key environments within large landscapes. Such is the case of riparian ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions of North America, which are hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem services [8,9]. These ecosystems are subject to modification by surrounding land uses and other dynamics occurring at the landscape level, consequently altering habitat connectivity for many species that depend on them [10,11].…”

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Landscape Dynamics in an Iconic Watershed of Northwestern Mexico: Vegetation Condition Insights Using Landsat and PlanetScope Data

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Natural vegetation in arid and semi-arid environments of Northwestern Mexico has been subject to transformation due to extensive and intensive human occupation related mostly to primary activities. Keystone habitats such as riparian ecosystems are extremely sensitive to land use changes that occur in their surrounding landscape. In this study, we developed remote sensing-based land cover classifications and post-classification fragmentation analysis, by using data from Landsat’s moderate resolution sensors Thematic Mapper and Operational Land Imager (TM and OLI) to assess land use changes and the shift in landscape configuration in a riparian corridor of a dynamic watershed in central Sonora during the last 30 years. In addition, we derived a high spatial resolution classification (using PlanetScope-PS2 imagery) to assess the “recent state” of the riparian corridor. According to our results, riparian vegetation has increased by 40%, although only 9% of this coverage corresponds to obligate riparian species. Scrub area shows a declining trend, with a loss of more than 17,000 ha due to the expansion of mesquite and buffelgrass-dominated areas. The use of moderate resolution Landsat data was essential to register changes in vegetation cover through time, however, higher resolution PlanetScope data were fundamental for the detection of limited aerial extent classes such as obligate riparian vegetation. The unregulated development of anthropogenic activities is suggested to be the main driver of land cover change processes for arid ecosystems in this region. These results highlight the urgent need for alternative management and restoration projects in an area where there is almost a total lack of protection regulations or conservation efforts.

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“…, Rinke et al. ), but wetlands encompass a wide range of ecosystems differing in their biological communities and nutrient conditions and may also vary considerably in their ecosystem services (Ausseil et al. , Marton et al.…”

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“…Diverse wetland types are commonly grouped together in ecosystem services assessments (Costanza et al 1997, Rinke et al 2019, but wetlands encompass a wide range of ecosystems differing in their biological communities and nutrient conditions and may also vary considerably in their ecosystem services (Ausseil et al 2015, Marton et al 2015. As such, a more nuanced understanding of how ecosystem service loss differs across wetland types is needed.…”

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Uncovering the ecosystem service legacies of wetland loss using high‐resolution models

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Ecosystem services provided by contemporary landscapes are different from those of the past, and this difference is influenced by the legacies of policies that incentivized wetland drainage without considering the impact on ecosystem services. Heterogeneity in ecosystem service legacies is rarely acknowledged or documented. Even less understood is the relative role of historical wetland type (e.g., swamps, fens) and contemporary land cover in shaping these heterogeneous outcomes. Here, we contrasted contemporary ecosystem services with a scenario of no wetland drainage in the Ruamahanga Basin, New Zealand, a region historically rich in wetlands. Using the high‐resolution Land Use Capability Indicator model, we mapped nitrogen retention, phosphorous retention, sediment retention, agricultural productivity, and flood mitigation at a 5‐m spatial resolution under these two scenarios. Our work supports the broad understanding that agricultural productivity has increased in contemporary landscapes, while flood mitigation and nutrient retention have decreased. Net losses in ecosystem services occurred for the majority of historical wetlands, while net gains were less common. However, spatially heterogeneous and divergent responses of ecosystem services to land cover changes reinforced the need for high‐resolution models to untangle the range of factors affecting ecosystem service provisioning. Contemporary land cover explained very little variation in ecosystem services. Initial conditions, however, played an important role in determining ecosystem service outcomes with losses of swamps being particularly problematic for net loss of ecosystem services provisioning. The maps we produced, and the algorithms underlying them, provide tools to envision both local‐ and broad‐scale effects of historical wetland drainage.

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Ecosystem Services from Inland Waters and Their Aquatic Ecosystems

Cited by 26 publications

References 17 publications

Shifting states, shifting services: Linking regime shifts to changes in ecosystem services of shallow lakes

Shifting states, shifting services: Linking regime shifts to changes in ecosystem services of shallow lakes

Landscape Dynamics in an Iconic Watershed of Northwestern Mexico: Vegetation Condition Insights Using Landsat and PlanetScope Data

Uncovering the ecosystem service legacies of wetland loss using high‐resolution models

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