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Assessment of the value of regional water conservation services based on SWAT model

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The quantitative evaluation of water conservation in the Luoyang area can provide a basis for decision-making on regional water resources development and utilization, ecological environmental protection, and economic development planning. Based on the SWAT model and alternative engineering method, the water conservation and its service value in Luoyang region from 2009 to 2018 were assessed and the reasons for their spatial and temporal changes were analyzed. The results show that during the period of 2009–2018, the total water connotation and its service value reached the highest in 2014, with 16,927,100 m3 and 103 million yuan, respectively; the total water connotation and its service value reached the lowest in 2011, with 7,073,500 m3 and 43,224,000 yuan, respectively. Forest ecosystems have a strong water retention and storage capacity, and the highest water conservation and service value. Precipitation is the most important factor influencing water conservation and service value. The value of water-supporting services per unit area of ecosystem in Luoyang area is forest, grassland, arable land, and urban in descending order.

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  1. Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China

    Xianqi Zhang & Peng Chen

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Resources Efficient Utilization and Protection Engineering, Zhengzhou, 450046, China

    Xianqi Zhang

  3. Technology Research Center of Water Conservancy and Marine Traffic Engineering, Henan Province, Zhengzhou, 450046, China

    Xianqi Zhang

  4. Henan Zhong Hui Engineering Consulting Co., Xinxiang, 453000, China

    Shengnan Dai

  5. Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission Sanmenxia Reservoir Hydrology and Water Resources Bureau, Sanmenxia, 47200, China

    Yonghua Han

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Zhang XQ: methodology, investigation, writing-original draft preparation. Chen P: conceptualization, writing-review and editing. Dai SN: methodology, formal analysis. Han YH: conceptualization, writing-original draft preparation.

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Zhang, X., Chen, P., Dai, S. et al. Assessment of the value of regional water conservation services based on SWAT model. Environ Monit Assess 194, 559 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10247-w

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