A Systems-Based Approach to Ecosystem Services Valuation of Various Atmospheric Calcium Deposition Flows
Atmospheric resources are very important for assessing ecosystem services at different administrative levels (e.g., state, region, etc.). Quantification of atmospheric calcium (Ca<sup>2+</sup>) deposition on the total basis provides incomplete information about the ecosystem services flo...
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| author | Elena A. Mikhailova Christopher J. Post Mark A. Schlautman Garth R. Groshans Michael P. Cope Lisha Zhang |
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| description | Atmospheric resources are very important for assessing ecosystem services at different administrative levels (e.g., state, region, etc.). Quantification of atmospheric calcium (Ca<sup>2+</sup>) deposition on the total basis provides incomplete information about the ecosystem services flows (both “natural„ and “human-derived„), therefore lacking a systems approach to guide sustainable management of the flows which support many ecosystem services. This study assessed the value of wet, dry, and total atmospheric calcium deposition flows in the contiguous United States (U.S.) by different spatial aggregation levels (e.g., state, region) using information from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NRSP-3) and commodity prices of human-derived materials: agricultural limestone (CaCO<sub>3</sub>) and uncalcined gypsum (CaSO<sub>4</sub>•2H<sub>2</sub>O). The total provisioning ecosystem value of atmospheric calcium deposition flows was $66.7M (i.e., 66.7 million U.S. dollars) ($30M wet + $36.7M dry) based on an average 2014 price of $10.42 per U.S. ton of agricultural limestone (CaCO<sub>3</sub>) or nearly $364M ($164M wet + $200M dry) based on an average 2014 price of $33.00 per U.S. ton gypsum (CaSO<sub>4</sub>•2H<sub>2</sub>O). The quantified spatial distribution of wet, dry, and total atmospheric calcium deposition could be used to identify areas with opportunities for more efficient use of “human-derived„ materials since they are already being supplied by atmospheric deposition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72b210d644524933b179e1af6300dad62022-12-22T02:07:06ZengMDPI AGResources2079-92762019-04-01826610.3390/resources8020066resources8020066A Systems-Based Approach to Ecosystem Services Valuation of Various Atmospheric Calcium Deposition FlowsElena A. Mikhailova0Christopher J. Post1Mark A. Schlautman2Garth R. Groshans3Michael P. Cope4Lisha Zhang5Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USADepartment of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USADepartment of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC 29625, USADepartment of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USADepartment of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USAAgricultural Sciences Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USAAtmospheric resources are very important for assessing ecosystem services at different administrative levels (e.g., state, region, etc.). Quantification of atmospheric calcium (Ca<sup>2+</sup>) deposition on the total basis provides incomplete information about the ecosystem services flows (both “natural„ and “human-derived„), therefore lacking a systems approach to guide sustainable management of the flows which support many ecosystem services. This study assessed the value of wet, dry, and total atmospheric calcium deposition flows in the contiguous United States (U.S.) by different spatial aggregation levels (e.g., state, region) using information from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NRSP-3) and commodity prices of human-derived materials: agricultural limestone (CaCO<sub>3</sub>) and uncalcined gypsum (CaSO<sub>4</sub>•2H<sub>2</sub>O). The total provisioning ecosystem value of atmospheric calcium deposition flows was $66.7M (i.e., 66.7 million U.S. dollars) ($30M wet + $36.7M dry) based on an average 2014 price of $10.42 per U.S. ton of agricultural limestone (CaCO<sub>3</sub>) or nearly $364M ($164M wet + $200M dry) based on an average 2014 price of $33.00 per U.S. ton gypsum (CaSO<sub>4</sub>•2H<sub>2</sub>O). The quantified spatial distribution of wet, dry, and total atmospheric calcium deposition could be used to identify areas with opportunities for more efficient use of “human-derived„ materials since they are already being supplied by atmospheric deposition.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/8/2/66agriculturefood securitygypsumland uselimingnatural capitalreplacement cost methodscalesoil inorganic carbon (SIC)STATSGOstock |
| spellingShingle | Elena A. Mikhailova Christopher J. Post Mark A. Schlautman Garth R. Groshans Michael P. Cope Lisha Zhang A Systems-Based Approach to Ecosystem Services Valuation of Various Atmospheric Calcium Deposition Flows Resources agriculture food security gypsum land use liming natural capital replacement cost method scale soil inorganic carbon (SIC) STATSGO stock |
| title | A Systems-Based Approach to Ecosystem Services Valuation of Various Atmospheric Calcium Deposition Flows |
| title_full | A Systems-Based Approach to Ecosystem Services Valuation of Various Atmospheric Calcium Deposition Flows |
| title_fullStr | A Systems-Based Approach to Ecosystem Services Valuation of Various Atmospheric Calcium Deposition Flows |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Systems-Based Approach to Ecosystem Services Valuation of Various Atmospheric Calcium Deposition Flows |
| title_short | A Systems-Based Approach to Ecosystem Services Valuation of Various Atmospheric Calcium Deposition Flows |
| title_sort | systems based approach to ecosystem services valuation of various atmospheric calcium deposition flows |
| topic | agriculture food security gypsum land use liming natural capital replacement cost method scale soil inorganic carbon (SIC) STATSGO stock |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/8/2/66 |
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