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A Geospatial Modelling Approach to Assess the Capability of High-Country Stations in Delivering Ecosystem Services

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  • Fabiellen C. Pereira

    (Department of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand
    Centre of Excellence Designing Future Productive Landscapes, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand)

  • Stuart Charters

    (Centre of Excellence Designing Future Productive Landscapes, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand
    School of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Environment, Society and Design, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand)

  • Carol M. S. Smith

    (Centre of Excellence Designing Future Productive Landscapes, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand
    Department of Soil & Physical Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand)

  • Thomas M. R. Maxwell

    (Department of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand
    Centre of Excellence Designing Future Productive Landscapes, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand)

  • Pablo Gregorini

    (Department of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand
    Centre of Excellence Designing Future Productive Landscapes, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7674, New Zealand)

Abstract

The creation of more sustainable land use strategies is paramount to designing multifunctional agricultural landscapes that allow grasslands to continually deliver multiple ecosystem services. A mapping modelling approach would provide us with a tool for system diagnosis to better assess the value of a landscape and define place-based practices for designing more context-adjusted systems that are in synergy with the complexity of grasslands. To assess the potential capability of a high-country pastoral livestock production system in New Zealand in delivering ecosystem services, this work uses a geospatial model as a decision support tool to identify management practices that enhance grassland health. The model uses national, climatic, soil, and landcover data to assess the agricultural productivity, flood mitigation, C sequestration, erosion, and sediment delivery capacity of a case study high-country station in New Zealand. Model outcomes suggest that the station has the potential for increased agricultural productivity although varying spatially, a high flood mitigation capacity, a high capacity for C sequestration, a moderate risk of erosion, a capacity to reduce sediment delivery to streams, and overall, a low to moderate nitrogen and phosphorus accumulation. Output maps display a spatial visualisation of ecosystem services associated with the landscape topography, soil, and vegetation patterns that allow the identification of neglected areas and planning of best place-based management practices strategies to enhance the health of grasslands.

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  • Fabiellen C. Pereira & Stuart Charters & Carol M. S. Smith & Thomas M. R. Maxwell & Pablo Gregorini, 2023. "A Geospatial Modelling Approach to Assess the Capability of High-Country Stations in Delivering Ecosystem Services," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-18, June.
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