Seasonal variations in ecosystem service supply and demand based on the SWAT model: A case study in the Guanting Reservoir Basin, China

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 158; p. 111552
• Main Authors: Zhou, Yihan, Huang, Qingxu, Wu, Pengxin, Hou, Yiming, Zhou, Yuchen, Chen, Peiyuan, Duan, Xiaoyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: basins; case studies; China; Ecosystem service; ecosystem services; ecosystems; land management; Seasonal scale; seasonal variation; Soil and Water Assessment Tool model; soil conservation; soil erosion; spring; summer; supply balance; sustainable development; SWAT model; Urbanization; Watershed management; watersheds; winter; China; SWAT model; Urbanization; Watershed management; Ecosystem service; Seasonal scale

•We developed a method to quantify seasonal supply–demand variations of ecosystem service.•Water provisioning service is pronouncedly mismatched in winter.•The developed method based on SWAT has potential to estimate other water-related services.•Reservoirs are important for addressing unmatched sup...