Assessment of Ecosystem Services with numerical modelling to support groundwater dependent ecosystems and aquifer management: A demo study in the Medina del Campo Groundwater Body, Spain
The Ecosystem Services Approach (ESA) is an effective tool for evaluating humans-nature relationships, but publications on the use of ES to assess groundwater ecosystem services (GWES) are scarce. This work presents a practical example of how to apply the ESA to support groundwater dependent ecosyst...
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| description | The Ecosystem Services Approach (ESA) is an effective tool for evaluating humans-nature relationships, but publications on the use of ES to assess groundwater ecosystem services (GWES) are scarce. This work presents a practical example of how to apply the ESA to support groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDE) and aquifer management, using groundwater numerical modelling as assessment tool. It was performed in the NAIAD Horizon 2020 project to assess current status and potential future evolution of two GWES of the Medina del Campo Groundwater Body (Spain): the Provisioning Service Groundwater Used for Non-Drinking Purposes (APS_GUNDP), focusing on irrigation water supply, and the Regulating and Maintaining Service Regulation of Baseline Flows and Extreme Events (ARMS_RBFEE), focusing on GDE.The numerical modeling was done with MODFLOW 2005 and ModelMuse. The present-day status of APS-GUNDP was evaluated analyzing the piezometric trends from 1950 to 2018, while the ARMS_RBFEE was assessed comparing GDE areas in 2018 to those in 1956. The future evolution of both GWES until 2350 was predicted as piezometric level changes and flooded land surface under different precipitation and groundwater management scenarios.Intensive groundwater exploitation in the past led to drying GDE and boost different groundwater management measures. But natural conditions are not restored any scenario by year 2350, due to ongoing adjustment of the aquifer water balance. This work demonstrates how to use ESA to assess management actions to recover GWES. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3e43acfa8ab2472c989654409140b5d32024-12-02T05:06:09ZengElsevierCase Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering2666-01642024-12-0110100914Assessment of Ecosystem Services with numerical modelling to support groundwater dependent ecosystems and aquifer management: A demo study in the Medina del Campo Groundwater Body, SpainMalgorzata Borowiecka0Mar Alcaraz1Marisol Manzano2Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Departamento de Ingeniería Minera y Civil, Campus de Alfonso XIII, Paseo Alfonso X III, 48, 30203, Cartagena, SpainCorresponding author. Campus de Alfonso XIII, Paseo Alfonso X III, 48, 30203, Cartagena, Spain.; Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Departamento de Ingeniería Minera y Civil, Campus de Alfonso XIII, Paseo Alfonso X III, 48, 30203, Cartagena, SpainUniversidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Departamento de Ingeniería Minera y Civil, Campus de Alfonso XIII, Paseo Alfonso X III, 48, 30203, Cartagena, SpainThe Ecosystem Services Approach (ESA) is an effective tool for evaluating humans-nature relationships, but publications on the use of ES to assess groundwater ecosystem services (GWES) are scarce. This work presents a practical example of how to apply the ESA to support groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDE) and aquifer management, using groundwater numerical modelling as assessment tool. It was performed in the NAIAD Horizon 2020 project to assess current status and potential future evolution of two GWES of the Medina del Campo Groundwater Body (Spain): the Provisioning Service Groundwater Used for Non-Drinking Purposes (APS_GUNDP), focusing on irrigation water supply, and the Regulating and Maintaining Service Regulation of Baseline Flows and Extreme Events (ARMS_RBFEE), focusing on GDE.The numerical modeling was done with MODFLOW 2005 and ModelMuse. The present-day status of APS-GUNDP was evaluated analyzing the piezometric trends from 1950 to 2018, while the ARMS_RBFEE was assessed comparing GDE areas in 2018 to those in 1956. The future evolution of both GWES until 2350 was predicted as piezometric level changes and flooded land surface under different precipitation and groundwater management scenarios.Intensive groundwater exploitation in the past led to drying GDE and boost different groundwater management measures. But natural conditions are not restored any scenario by year 2350, due to ongoing adjustment of the aquifer water balance. This work demonstrates how to use ESA to assess management actions to recover GWES.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016424003086Groundwater ecosystem servicesGroundwater dependent ecosystemsGroundwater modellingMedina del campoNAIAD |
| spellingShingle | Malgorzata Borowiecka Mar Alcaraz Marisol Manzano Assessment of Ecosystem Services with numerical modelling to support groundwater dependent ecosystems and aquifer management: A demo study in the Medina del Campo Groundwater Body, Spain Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering Groundwater ecosystem services Groundwater dependent ecosystems Groundwater modelling Medina del campo NAIAD |
| title | Assessment of Ecosystem Services with numerical modelling to support groundwater dependent ecosystems and aquifer management: A demo study in the Medina del Campo Groundwater Body, Spain |
| title_full | Assessment of Ecosystem Services with numerical modelling to support groundwater dependent ecosystems and aquifer management: A demo study in the Medina del Campo Groundwater Body, Spain |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Ecosystem Services with numerical modelling to support groundwater dependent ecosystems and aquifer management: A demo study in the Medina del Campo Groundwater Body, Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Ecosystem Services with numerical modelling to support groundwater dependent ecosystems and aquifer management: A demo study in the Medina del Campo Groundwater Body, Spain |
| title_short | Assessment of Ecosystem Services with numerical modelling to support groundwater dependent ecosystems and aquifer management: A demo study in the Medina del Campo Groundwater Body, Spain |
| title_sort | assessment of ecosystem services with numerical modelling to support groundwater dependent ecosystems and aquifer management a demo study in the medina del campo groundwater body spain |
| topic | Groundwater ecosystem services Groundwater dependent ecosystems Groundwater modelling Medina del campo NAIAD |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016424003086 |
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