Ecosystem Services: Dynamics, Modeling and Valuation

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Ecosystem ServicesDynamics, Modeling and
Valuation

• Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
• Headed by The Gund Institute of Ecological
  Economics
• At The University of Vermont

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The Moore Project

• Develop a sophisticated and transferable system
  to elucidate dynamics of ecosystem services.

- Develop a dynamic spatial model
- Collect data - Provide a user interface

• Understand the link between ecosystem services
  and human welfare
• Develop valuation protocols
• Forecast changes in ecosystem functions and
  values under various management scenarios.
• Model scenario development

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MIMESCollaborative environment for ecosystem
service modeling and valuations
Collaborative development Many institutions
and research organizations can contribute to
models and submodels and develop models together
in terms of structure, components, data sources,
and mathematical (and other) relationships
between components Model use for valuations
Anyone can contribute Highly-transparent,
Easy to modify Easy to use
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Ecosystem Services classified according to
spatial characteristicsOmni-directional, Global
(does not depend on proximity) Carbon
sequestration (NPP) Carbon storage Existence
of natureOmni-directional, Local (depends on
proximity) Storm protection Waste treatment
PollinationDirectional flow related flow
from point of production to point of use Water
supply Water regulation/flood protection Nutrien
t regulation Sediment regulation In situ
(point of use) Rangeland for livestock Nitrogen
mineralization for ag. production Soil
formation Raw materials Non-timber forest
productsUser movement flow related flow of
people to unique natural features Aesthetic/recre
ation potential
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Amoeba diagram of complexity with which
Integrated Global Models (IGMs) capture
socioeconomic systems, natural systems, and
feedbacks (from Costanza, R., R. Leemans, R.
Boumans, and E. Gaddis. 2006. Integrated global
models. Dahlem Workshop on Integrated History and
future of People on Earth (IHOPE). (in press)
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• Werners, S.E. and R. Boumans (2005) Simulating
  global feedbacks between Sea Level Rise, Water
  for Agriculture and the complex Socio-economic
  Development of the IPCC Scenarios,
• In Proceedings Environmental Modelling and
  Software Society Conference Complexity and
  Integrated Resources Management (IEMSS2004),
  Osnabrück, June 2004

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Quality of Life (QOL) as the interaction of human
needs and the subjective perception of their
fulfillment, as mediated by the opportunities
available to meet the needs.
From Costanza, R., B. Fisher, S. Ali, C. Beer,
L. Bond, R. Boumans, N. L. Danigelis, J.
Dickinson, C. Elliott, J. Farley, D. E. Gayer, L.
MacDonald Glenn, T. Hudspeth, D. Mahoney, L.
McCahill, B. McIntosh, B. Reed, S. A. T. Rizvi,
D. M. Rizzo, T. Simpatico, and R. Snapp. 2006.
Quality of Life An Approach Integrating
Opportunities, Human Needs, and Subjective
Well-Being. Ecological Economics (in press).
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The modeling software http//www.simulistics.com/
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The Scoping Model
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MIMES
(The Multi-scale Integrated Model of Ecological
Services)
Genetic flow
Location
Antroposphere
Globalization
Biosphere
Cultures
Human Capital
Knowledge
Ecosystem Services
Genetic kingdoms
Light Limits
S change
Carbon Limits
Bonded Social Capital
Bridged Social Capital
Earth surfaces
Int. Exchange
Waste
Well being
Limits
Minerals
Water Limits
Temp
Economic Allocation
Economic Production
Air Movement
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Energy
Atmosphere
Minerals
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The Research Model
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MIMES
(The Multi-scale Integrated Model of Ecological
Services)
Genetic flow
Location
Antroposphere
Globalization
Biosphere
Cultures
Human Capital
Knowledge
Ecosystem Services
Genetic kingdoms
Light Limits
S change
Carbon Limits
Bonded Social Capital
Bridged Social Capital
Earth surfaces
Int. Exchange
Waste
Well being
Limits
Minerals
Water Limits
Temp
Economic Allocation
Economic Production
Air Movement
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Energy
Atmosphere
Minerals
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MIM(ES)2
(The Multi-scale Integrated Model of the Earth
Sytems Ecological Services)
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An overview of the Multi-scale Integrated Model
of the Earth Systems Ecological Services
MIM(ES)2
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Mimes Version Control
C\Documents and Settings\Roel\My Documents\My
Models\MIMES\trunk\models
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MIMES Hydrosphere
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Antroposphere and Evaluations
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MIMES Atmosphere
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\MIMES\trunk\models\biosphere
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\MIMES\trunk\models\biosphere
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The Management Model
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\MIMES\trunk\models\biosphere\LandUseModel
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The End