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Supposed Effects of Wetland Restoration on Hydrological Conditions and the Provisioning Ecosystem Services—A Model-Based Case Study at a Hungarian Lowland Catchment

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  • Zsolt Kozma

    (Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Bence Decsi

    (Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Tamás Ács

    (Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Máté Krisztián Kardos

    (Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Dóra Hidy

    (MTA-MATE Agroecology Research Group, Department of Plant Physiology and Plant Ecology, Hungarian University for Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary)

  • Mátyás Árvai

    (Institute for Soil Sciences, Centre for Agricultural Research, Herman Ottó út 15, H-1022 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Péter Kalicz

    (Faculty of Forestry, Institute of Geomatics and Civil Engineering, University of Sopron, H-9400 Sopron, Hungary)

  • Zoltán Kern

    (Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, H-1112 Budapest, Hungary
    Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, MTA Centre of Excellence, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 15-17, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Zsolt Pinke

    (Department of Physical Geography, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Sétány 1/C, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary)

Abstract

Climate change and water scarcity increase the vulnerability of crop production and other ecosystem services (ES) in flood-protected lowlands under a continental climate. Restoration of wetlands leads to a higher water-buffering capacity of the landscape, strengthening various ecosystem services, and fostering adaptation to climatic, ecological, and agricultural challenges. Such restoration efforts require extensive land-use change, leading to trade-offs in provisioning and regulating ES. However, knowledge is limited about these situations, especially in the case of lowland areas. Here, we introduce a hydrological analysis in a 243 km 2 flood-protected catchment in the Great Hungarian Plain, mapping the potential hydrological effects of water-retention scenarios on groundwater levels. We point out how the simulated groundwater levels will be used for estimating the changes in crop yields and tree growth (provisioning services). The introduced hydrological analysis and preliminary results for crop-yield estimates suggest a significant and scalable capacity for a nature-based hydrological adaptation: the extent of inundated areas could be increased stepwise and water retention could locally compensate dry periods due to the buffering effect of inundated meanders.

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  • Zsolt Kozma & Bence Decsi & Tamás Ács & Máté Krisztián Kardos & Dóra Hidy & Mátyás Árvai & Péter Kalicz & Zoltán Kern & Zsolt Pinke, 2023. "Supposed Effects of Wetland Restoration on Hydrological Conditions and the Provisioning Ecosystem Services—A Model-Based Case Study at a Hungarian Lowland Catchment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-18, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:15:p:11700-:d:1205618
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    Cited by:

    1. Peng Chen & Rong Ma & Jiansheng Shi & Letian Si & Lefan Zhao & Jun Wu, 2023. "Ecological Risks Arising in the Regional Water Resources in Inner Mongolia Due to a Large-Scale Afforestation Project," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-15, November.
    2. Eszter Tormáné Kovács & Csaba Centeri, 2023. "Assessment of Ecosystem Services at Different Scales," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(24), pages 1-5, December.

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