New Approach for Evaluation of a Watershed Ecosystem Service for Avoiding Reservoir Sedimentation and Its Economic Value: A Case Study from Ertan Reservoir in Yalong River, China

A model was established to simulate an ecosystem service of avoiding reservoir sedimentation and its economic value based on the process of sediment delivery in a watershed. The model included fabricating the watershed of the study reservoir. The sediment retention coefficient of different land cove...

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Main Authors: Bilige Sude, Wu Nan, Gao Ji-Xi, Zhang Chen, Ge Jing, Ennaanay Driss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/576947