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|Reference=Lehner and Döll, 2004; Moser et al., 1998;
|Reference=Lehner and Döll, 2004; Moser et al., 1998;
|InputVar=Land cover, land use - grid;  N and P discharge to surface water - grid; River discharge - grid;
|InputVar=Land cover, land use - grid;  N and P discharge to surface water - grid; River discharge - grid;
|Parameter=GLWD (global lakes and wetlands database); Lake depth - grid; Digital water network - grid; Empirical MSA effect values; Water temperature - grid;
|Parameter=GLWD (global lakes and wetlands database) - grid; Lake depth - grid; Digital water network - grid; Empirical MSA effect values; Water temperature - grid;
|OutputVar=Aquatic MSA - grid; Algal blooms in lakes;
|OutputVar=Aquatic MSA - grid; Algal blooms in lakes;
|Description=Inland aquatic ecosystems, including rivers, natural lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands, cover about 8 to 9% of the Earth’s continental surface ([[Lehner and Döll, 2004]]). The wetland area has declined considerably in the last century ([[Moser et al., 1998]]). Freshwater systems are dynamic and spatially interrelated , and the drivers of biodiversity loss partly differ from those of terrestrial ecosystems (see Section 7.2). Therefore, the effects of human-induced changes on the biodiversity of freshwater aquatic ecosystems is covered in a separate model in the IMAGE framework.  
|Description=Inland aquatic ecosystems, including rivers, natural lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands, cover about 8 to 9% of the Earth’s continental surface ([[Lehner and Döll, 2004]]). The wetland area has declined considerably in the last century ([[Moser et al., 1998]]). Freshwater systems are dynamic and spatially interrelated , and the drivers of biodiversity loss partly differ from those of terrestrial ecosystems (see Section 7.2). Therefore, the effects of human-induced changes on the biodiversity of freshwater aquatic ecosystems is covered in a separate model in the IMAGE framework.  

Revision as of 16:54, 18 June 2014

GLOBIO model for aquatic ecosystems
Flowchart Aquatic biodiversity. See also the Input/Output Table on the introduction page.

Key policy issues

  • How will the biodiversity in freshwater bodies develop in the absence of additional policies and measures?
  • What are the key pressure factors causing loss of aquatic biodiversity?
  • How will policies and measures to reduce the key pressure factors contribute to meeting the internationally agreed targets of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)?

Introduction