EcoService Models Library (ESML)

Compare EMs

EM Variables by Variable Role

One quick way to compare ecological models (EMs) is by comparing their variables. Predictor variables show what kinds of influences a model is able to account for, and what kinds of data it requires. Response variables show what information a model is capable of estimating.

This first comparison shows the names (and units) of each EM’s variables, side-by-side, sorted by variable role. Variable roles in ESML are as follows:

Predictor Variables
- Time- or Space-Varying Variables
- Constants and Parameters
Intermediate (Computed) Variables
Response Variables
- Computed Response Variables
- Measured Response Variables

EM Variables by Category

A second way to use variables to compare EMs is by focusing on the kind of information each variable represents. The top-level categories in the ESML Variable Classification Hierarchy are as follows:

Policy Regarding Use or Management of Ecosystem Resources
Land Surface (or Water Body Bed) Cover, Use or Substrate
Human Demographic Data
Human-Produced Stressor or Enhancer of Ecosystem Goods and Services Production
Ecosystem Attributes and Potential Supply of Ecosystem Goods and Services
Non-monetary Indicators of Human Demand, Use or Benefit of Ecosystem Goods and Services
Monetary Values

Besides understanding model similarities, sorting the variables for each EM by these 7 categories makes it easier to see if the compared models can be linked using similar variables. For example, if one model estimates an ecosystem attribute (in Category 5), such as water clarity, as a response variable, and a second model uses a similar attribute (also in Category 5) as a predictor of recreational use, the two models can potentially be used in tandem. This comparison makes it easier to spot potential model linkages.

All EM Descriptors

This selection allows a more detailed comparison of EMs by model characteristics other than their variables. The 50-or-so EM descriptors for each model are presented, side-by-side, in the following categories:

EM Identity and Description
EM Modeling Approach
EM Locations, Environments, Ecology
EM Ecosystem Goods and Services (EGS) potentially modeled, by classification system

EM Descriptors by Modeling Concepts

This feature guides the user through the use of the following seven concepts for comparing and selecting EMs:

Conceptual Model
Modeling Objective
Modeling Context
Potential for Model Linkage
Feasibility of Model Use
Model Certainty
Model Structural Information

Though presented separately, these concepts are interdependent, and information presented under one concept may have relevance to other concepts as well.

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EM Identity and Description

EM Identification

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
EM Short Name em.detail.shortNameHelp ?	Green biomass production, Central French Alps	Divergence in flowering date, Central French Alps	Cultural ecosystem services, Bilbao, Spain	Coral taxa and land development, St.Croix, VI, USA	InVEST - Water Yield (v3.0)	Polyscape, Wales	ESTIMAP - Pollination potential, Iran
EM Full Name em.detail.fullNameHelp ?	Green biomass production, Central French Alps	Functional divergence in flowering date, Central French Alps	Cultural ecosystem services, Bilbao, Spain	Coral taxa richness and land development, St.Croix, Virgin Islands, USA	InVEST v3.0 Reservoir Hydropower Projection, aka Water Yield	Polyscape, Wales	ESTIMAP - Pollination potential, Iran
EM Source or Collection em.detail.emSourceOrCollectionHelp ?	EU Biodiversity Action 5	EU Biodiversity Action 5	None ? Comment: EU Mapping Studies	US EPA	InVEST	None	None
EM Source Document ID	260	260	191	96	311	379	434
Document Author em.detail.documentAuthorHelp ?	Lavorel, S., Grigulis, K., Lamarque, P., Colace, M-P, Garden, D., Girel, J., Pellet, G., and Douzet, R.	Lavorel, S., Grigulis, K., Lamarque, P., Colace, M-P, Garden, D., Girel, J., Pellet, G., and Douzet, R.	Casado-Arzuaga, I., Onaindia, M., Madariaga, I. and Verburg P. H.	Oliver, L. M., Lehrter, J. C. and Fisher, W. S.	Natural Capital Project	Jackson, B., T. Pagella, F. Sinclair, B. Orellana, A. Henshaw, B. Reynolds, N. Mcintyre, H. Wheater, and A. Eycott	Rahimi, E., Barghjelveh, S., and P. Dong
Document Year em.detail.documentYearHelp ?	2011	2011	2013	2011	2015	2013	2020
Document Title em.detail.sourceIdHelp ?	Using plant functional traits to understand the landscape distribution of multiple ecosystem services	Using plant functional traits to understand the landscape distribution of multiple ecosystem services	Mapping recreation and aesthetic value of ecosystems in the Bilbao Metropolitan Greenbelt (northern Spain) to support landscape planning	Relating landscape development intensity to coral reef condition in the watersheds of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands	Water Yield: Reservoir Hydropower Production- InVEST (v3.0)	Polyscape: A GIS mapping framework providing efficient and spatially explicit landscape-scale valuation of multple ecosystem services	Using the Lonsdorf and ESTIMAP models for large-scale pollination Using the Lonsdorf and ESTIMAP models for large-scale pollination mapping (Case study: Iran)
Document Status em.detail.statusCategoryHelp ?	Peer reviewed and published	Peer reviewed and published	Peer reviewed and published	Peer reviewed and published	Peer reviewed and published	Peer reviewed and published	Peer reviewed and published
Comments on Status em.detail.commentsOnStatusHelp ?	Published journal manuscript	Published journal manuscript	Published journal manuscript	Published journal manuscript	Web published	Published journal manuscript	Published journal manuscript

Software and Access

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
EM Software Access info Exit em.detail.modelAccessInformationHelp ?	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	https://www.naturalcapitalproject.org/invest/	https://www.lucitools.org/ ? Comment: The LUCI (Land Utilisation and Capability Indicator) model, is a second-generation extension and software implementation of the Polyscape framework.	Not applicable
Contact Name em.detail.contactNameHelp ?	Sandra Lavorel	Sandra Lavorel	Izaskun Casado-Arzuaga	Leah Oliver	Natural Capital Project	Bethanna Jackson	Ehsan Rahini
Contact Address	Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine, UMR 5553 CNRS Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France	Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine, UMR 5553 CNRS Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France	Plant Biology and Ecology Department, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain	National Health and Environmental Research Effects Laboratory	371 Serra Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, Ca 94305	School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand	Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Contact Email	sandra.lavorel@ujf-grenoble.fr	sandra.lavorel@ujf-grenoble.fr	izaskun.casado@ehu.es	leah.oliver@epa.gov	invest@naturalcapitalproject.org	bethanna.jackson@vuw.ac.nz	ehsanrahimi666@gmail.com

EM Description

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
Summary Description em.detail.summaryDescriptionHelp ?	ABSTRACT: "Here, we propose a new approach for the analysis, mapping and understanding of multiple ES delivery in landscapes. Spatially explicit single ES models based on plant traits and abiotic characteristics are combined to identify ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ spots of multiple ES delivery, and the land use and biotic determinants of such distributions. We demonstrate the value of this trait-based approach as compared to a pure land-use approach for a pastoral landscape from the central French Alps, and highlight how it improves understanding of ecological constraints to, and opportunities for, the delivery of multiple services. Vegetative height and leaf traits such as leaf dry matter content were response traits strongly influenced by land use and abiotic environment, with follow-on effects on several ecosystem properties (e.g., green biomass production), and could therefore be used as functional markers of ES." AUTHOR'S DESCRIPTION: "Variation in green biomass production was modelled using…traits community-weighted mean (CWM) and functional divergence (FD) and abiotic variables (continuous variables; trait + abiotic) following Diaz et al. (2007). …The comparison between this model and the land-use alone model identifies the need for site-based information beyond a land use or land cover proxy, and the comparison with the land use + abiotic model assesses the value of additional ecological (trait) information…Green biomass production for each pixel was calculated and mapped using model estimates for…regression coefficients on abiotic variables and traits. For each pixel these calculations were applied to mapped estimates of abiotic variables and trait CWM and FD. This step is critically novel as compared to a direct application of the model by Diaz et al. (2007) in that we explicitly modelled the responses of trait community-weighted means and functional divergences to environment prior to evaluating their effects on ecosystem properties. Such an approach is the key to the explicit representation of functional variation across the landscape, as opposed to the use of unique trait values within each land use (see Albert et al. 2010)."	ABSTRACT: "Here, we propose a new approach for the analysis, mapping and understanding of multiple ES delivery in landscapes. Spatially explicit single ES models based on plant traits and abiotic characteristics are combined to identify ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ spots of multiple ES delivery, and the land use and biotic determinants of such distributions. We demonstrate the value of this trait-based approach as compared to a pure land-use approach for a pastoral landscape from the central French Alps, and highlight how it improves understanding of ecological constraints to, and opportunities for, the delivery of multiple services. Vegetative height and leaf traits such as leaf dry matter content were response traits strongly influenced by land use and abiotic environment, with follow-on effects on several ecosystem properties, and could therefore be used as functional markers of ES." AUTHOR'S DESCRIPTION: "Functional divergence of flowering date was modelled using mixed models with land use and abiotic variables as fixed effects (LU + abiotic model) and year as a random effect…and modelled for each 20 x 20 m pixel using GLM estimated effects for each land use category and estimated regression coefficients with abiotic variables."	ABSTRACT "This paper presents a method to quantify cultural ecosystem services (ES) and their spatial distribution in the landscape based on ecological structure and social evaluation approaches. The method aims to provide quantified assessments of ES to support land use planning decisions. A GIS-based approach was used to estimate and map the provision of recreation and aesthetic services supplied by ecosystems in a peri-urban area located in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Data of two different public participation processes (frequency of visits to 25 different sites within the study area and aesthetic value of different landscape units) were used to validate the maps. Three maps were obtained as results: a map showing the provision of recreation services, an aesthetic value map and a map of the correspondences and differences between both services. The data obtained in the participation processes were found useful for the validation of the maps. A weak spatial correlation was found between aesthetic quality and recreation provision services, with an overlap of the highest values for both services only in 7.2 % of the area. A consultation with decision-makers indicated that the results were considered useful to identify areas that can be targeted for improvement of landscape and recreation management."	AUTHOR'S DESCRIPTION: "In this exploratory comparison, stony coral condition was related to watershed LULC and LDI values. We also compared the capacity of other potential human activity indicators to predict coral reef condition using multivariate analysis." (294)	Please note: This ESML entry describes an InVEST model version that was current as of 2015. More recent versions may be available at the InVEST website. AUTHOR'S DESCRIPTION: "The InVEST Reservoir Hydropower model estimates the relative contributions of water from different parts of a landscape, offering insight into how changes in land use patterns affect annual surface water yield and hydropower production. Modeling the connections between landscape changes and hydrologic processes is not simple. Sophisticated models of these connections and associated processes (such as the WEAP model) are resource and data intensive and require substantial expertise. To accommodate more contexts, for which data are readily available, InVEST maps and models the annual average water yield from a landscape used for hydropower production, rather than directly addressing the affect of LULC changes on hydropower failure as this process is closely linked to variation in water inflow on a daily to monthly timescale. Instead, InVEST calculates the relative contribution of each land parcel to annual average hydropower production and the value of this contribution in terms of energy production. The net present value of hydropower production over the life of the reservoir also can be calculated by summing discounted annual revenues. The model runs on a gridded map. It estimates the quantity and value of water used for hydropower production from each subwatershed in the area of interest. It has three components, which run sequentially. First, it determines the amount of water running off each pixel as the precipitation less the fraction of the water that undergoes evapotranspiration. The model does not differentiate between surface, subsurface and baseflow, but assumes that all water yield from a pixel reaches the point of interest via one of these pathways. This model then sums and averages water yield to the subwatershed level. The pixel-scale calculations allow us to represent the heterogeneity of key driving factors in water yield such as soil type, precipitation, vegetation type, etc. However, the theory we are using as the foundation of this set of models was developed at the subwatershed to watershed scale. We are only confident in the interpretation of these models at the subwatershed scale, so all outputs are summed and/or averaged to the subwatershed scale. We do continue to provide pixel-scale representations of some outputs for calibration and model-checking purposes only. These pixel-scale maps are not to be interpreted for understanding of hydrological processes or to inform decision making of any kind.	ABSTRACT: "This paper introduces a GIS framework (Polyscape) designed to explore spatially explicit synergies and trade-offs amongst ecosystem services to support landscape management (from individual fields through to catchments of ca 10,000 km2 scale). Algorithms are described and results presented from a case study application within an upland Welsh catchment (Pontbren). Polyscape currently includes algorithms to explore the impacts of land cover change on flood risk, habitat connectivity, erosion and associated sediment delivery to receptors, carbon sequestration and agricultural productivity. Algorithms to trade these single-criteria landscape valuations against each other are also provided, identifying where multiple service synergies exist or could be established. Changes in land management can be input to the tool and “traffic light” coded impact maps produced, allowing visualisation of the impact of different decisions. Polyscape hence offers a means for prioritising existing feature preservation and identifying opportunities for landscape change. The basic algorithms can be applied using widely available national scale digital elevation, land use and soil data. Enhanced output is possible where higher resolution data are available..." AUTHOR'S DESCRIPTION: "The framework acts as a screening tool to identify areas where scientific investigation might be valuably directed and/or where a lack of information exists, and allows flexibility and quick visualisation of the impact of different rural land management decisions on a variety of sustainability criteria. Specifically, Polyscape is designed to facilitate: 1. spatially explicit policy implementation; 2. integration of policy implementation across sectors (e.g., water, biodiversity, agriculture and forestry); 3. participation (and learning) by many different stakeholder groups. Importantly, it is designed not as a prescriptive decision making tool, but as a negotiation tool. Algorithms allow identification of ideas of where change might be beneficial – for example where installation of “structures” such as ponds or buffer strips might be considered optimal at a farm scale – but also allows users to trial their own plans and build in their own knowledge/restrictions. The framework aims to highlight areas with maximum potential for improvement, not to place value judgements on which methods (e.g., tillage change, land use change, hard engineering approaches) might be appropriate to realise such potential. Furthermore, the toolbox aims to identify areas of existing high value – e.g., particularly productive cropland, wetlands..." "Our case study site is the 12.5 km2 catchment of the Pontbren in mid-Wales." NOTE: The LUCI (Land Utilisation and Capability Indicator) model, is a second-generation extension and software implementation of the Polyscape framework, as described in EM-659. https://esml.epa.gov/detail/em/659	Abstract: ". ..we used the ESTIMAP model to improve the results of the Lonsdorf model. For this, we included the effects of roads, railways, rivers, wetlands, lakes, altitude, climate, and ecosystem boundaries in the ESTIMAP modeling and compared the results with the Lonsdorf model. The results of the Lonsdorf model showed that the majority of Iran had a very low potential for providing pollination service and only three percent of the northern and western parts of Iran had high potential. However, the results of the ESTIMAP model showed that 16% of Iran had a high potential to provide pollination that covers most of the northern and southern parts of the country. The results of the ESTIMAP model for pollination mapping in Iran showed the Lonsdorf model of estimating pollination service can be improved through considering other relevant factors."
Specific Policy or Decision Context Cited em.detail.policyDecisionContextHelp ?	None identified	None identified	Land management, ecosystem management, response to EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy	Not applicable	None identified	Polyscape acts as a screening tool to allow flexibility and visualisation of the impact of different rural land management decisions.	None reported
Biophysical Context	Elevation ranges from 1552 to 2442 m, on predominately south-facing slopes	Elevations ranging from 1552 m to 2442 m, on predominantly south-facing slopes	Northern Spain; Bizkaia region	nearshore; <1.5 km offshore; <12 m depth	None applicable	Elevation ranges between 170 m and 425 m	None additional
EM Scenario Drivers em.detail.scenarioDriverHelp ?	No scenarios presented	No scenarios presented	No scenarios presented	Not applicable	N/A	Initial habitat coverage (1990), and planting additional broadleaved woodland (2001-2007)	N/A

EM Relationship to Other EMs or Applications

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
Method Only, Application of Method or Model Run em.detail.methodOrAppHelp ?	Method + Application	Method + Application	Method + Application	Method + Application	Method Only	Method + Application	Method + Application
New or Pre-existing EM? em.detail.newOrExistHelp ?	New or revised model	New or revised model	New or revised model	New or revised model	New or revised model	New or revised model	Application of existing model

Related EMs (for example, other versions or derivations of this EM) described in ESML

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
Document ID for related EM em.detail.relatedEmDocumentIdHelp ?	Doc-260	Doc-260 \| Doc-269	None	None	Doc-307 \| Doc-280 \| Doc-338 \| Doc-205	Doc-380	Doc-432
EM ID for related EM em.detail.relatedEmEmIdHelp ?	EM-66 \| EM-68 \| EM-69 \| EM-70 \| EM-71 \| EM-79 \| EM-80 \| EM-81 \| EM-82 \| EM-83	EM-65 \| EM-66 \| EM-68 \| EM-69 \| EM-70 \| EM-71 \| EM-80 \| EM-81 \| EM-82 \| EM-83	None	None	EM-437 \| EM-148 \| EM-344 \| EM-111	EM-659	EM-939

EM Modeling Approach

EM Relationship to Time

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
EM Temporal Extent em.detail.tempExtentHelp ?	2007-2009	2007-2008	2000 - 2007	2006-2007	Not applicable	1990-2007	2020
EM Time Dependence em.detail.timeDependencyHelp ?	time-stationary	time-stationary	time-stationary	time-stationary	time-dependent	time-stationary	time-stationary
EM Time Reference (Future/Past) em.detail.futurePastHelp ?	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	future time	Not applicable	Not applicable
EM Time Continuity em.detail.continueDiscreteHelp ?	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	discrete	Not applicable	Not applicable
EM Temporal Grain Size Value em.detail.tempGrainSizeHelp ?	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	1	Not applicable	Not applicable
EM Temporal Grain Size Unit em.detail.tempGrainSizeUnitHelp ?	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Year	Not applicable	Not applicable

EM Spatial Extent

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
Bounding Type em.detail.boundingTypeHelp ?	Physiographic or Ecological	Physiographic or Ecological	Geopolitical	Physiographic or Ecological	Not applicable	Watershed/Catchment/HUC	Geopolitical
Spatial Extent Name em.detail.extentNameHelp ?	Central French Alps	Central French Alps	Bilbao Metropolitan Greenbelt	St.Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands	Not applicable	Pontbren catchment	Iran
Spatial Extent Area (Magnitude) em.detail.extentAreaHelp ?	10-100 km^2	10-100 km^2	100-1000 km^2	10-100 km^2	Not applicable	10-100 km^2	>1,000,000 km^2

Spatial Distribution of Computations

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
EM Spatial Distribution em.detail.distributeLumpHelp ?	spatially distributed (in at least some cases)	spatially distributed (in at least some cases)	spatially distributed (in at least some cases)	spatially lumped (in all cases)	spatially distributed (in at least some cases) ? Comment: pixel is likely 30m x 30m	spatially distributed (in at least some cases)	spatially distributed (in at least some cases) ? Comment: Varies by inputs, but results are for areas of country
Spatial Grain Type em.detail.spGrainTypeHelp ?	area, for pixel or radial feature	area, for pixel or radial feature	area, for pixel or radial feature	Not applicable	area, for pixel or radial feature	area, for pixel or radial feature	area, for pixel or radial feature
Spatial Grain Size em.detail.spGrainSizeHelp ?	20 m x 20 m	20 m x 20 m	2 m x 2 m	Not applicable	Not specified	Not reported	ha^2

EM Structure and Computation Approach

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
EM Computational Approach em.detail.emComputationalApproachHelp ?	Analytic	Analytic	Analytic	Analytic	Numeric	Analytic	Numeric
EM Determinism em.detail.deterStochHelp ?	deterministic	deterministic	deterministic	deterministic	deterministic	deterministic	deterministic
Statistical Estimation of EM em.detail.statisticalEstimationHelp ?	Conventional (frequentist) statistics	Conventional (frequentist) statistics	None	Conventional (frequentist) statistics	Conventional (frequentist) statistics	Conventional (frequentist) statistics	Conventional (frequentist) statistics

Model Checking Procedures Used

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
Model Calibration Reported? em.detail.calibrationHelp ?	No	No	No	Yes	Yes ? Comment: Annual Yield can be calibrated with actual yield based up 10 year average input data though this was an "optional" part of the model. Calibrate with total precipitation and potential evapotranspiration. Before the calibration process is commenced, the modelers suggest performing a sensitivity analysis with the observed runoff data to define the parameters that influence model outputs the most. The calibration can then focus on highly sensitive parameters followed by less sensitive ones.	No	No
Model Goodness of Fit Reported? em.detail.goodnessFitHelp ?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not applicable	No	No
Goodness of Fit (metric\| value \| unit) em.detail.goodnessFitValuesHelp ?	Adjusted R \| 69.9 \| Not applicable	R squared \| 35.5 \| Not applicable	None	R squared (taxa richness) \| 0.74 \| Not applicable p-value \| 0.0020 \| unitless	None	None	None
Model Operational Validation Reported? em.detail.validationHelp ?	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Model Uncertainty Analysis Reported? em.detail.uncertaintyAnalysisHelp ?	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Model Sensitivity Analysis Reported? em.detail.sensAnalysisHelp ?	No	No	No	No	Not applicable	No	No
Model Sensitivity Analysis Include Interactions? em.detail.interactionConsiderHelp ?	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable

EM Locations, Environments, Ecology

Location of EM Application

Terrestrial location (Classification hierarchy: Continent > Country > U.S. State [United States only])

EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
Europe France	Europe France	Europe Spain	None	None	Europe United Kingdom	Europe ? Comment: Model for Iran - no form preset id for country

Marine location (Classification hierarchy: Realm > Region > Province > Ecoregion)

EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
None	None	None	Tropical Atlantic West Tropical Atlantic Tropical Southwestern Atlantic	None	None	None

Centroid Lat/Long (Decimal Degree)

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
Centroid Latitude em.detail.ddLatHelp ?	45.05	45.05	43.25	17.75	-9999	52.61	32.29
Centroid Longitude em.detail.ddLongHelp ?	6.4	6.4	-2.92	-64.75	-9999	-3.3	53.68
Centroid Datum em.detail.datumHelp ?	WGS84	WGS84	WGS84	NAD83	Not applicable	WGS84	WGS84
Centroid Coordinates Status em.detail.coordinateStatusHelp ?	Provided	Provided	Provided	Estimated	Not applicable	Estimated	Estimated

Environments and Scales Modeled

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
EM Environmental Sub-Class em.detail.emEnvironmentalSubclassHelp ?	Agroecosystems \| Grasslands	Agroecosystems \| Grasslands	Aquatic Environment (sub-classes not fully specified) \| Rivers and Streams \| Near Coastal Marine and Estuarine \| Terrestrial Environment (sub-classes not fully specified) \| Forests \| Agroecosystems \| Created Greenspace \| Grasslands \| Scrubland/Shrubland	Near Coastal Marine and Estuarine	Rivers and Streams	Inland Wetlands \| Lakes and Ponds \| Forests \| Agroecosystems \| Grasslands	Terrestrial Environment (sub-classes not fully specified)
Specific Environment Type em.detail.specificEnvTypeHelp ?	Subalpine terraces, grasslands, and meadows	Subalpine terraces, grasslands, and meadows	none	stony coral reef	Watershed	mainly of ‘improved’ pasture, semi-natural, unmanaged moorland, mature woodland, recent tree plantations, and small paved/roofed areas, root crops and open water	terrestrial land types
EM Ecological Scale em.detail.ecoScaleHelp ?	Not applicable	Ecological scale is coarser than that of the Environmental Sub-class	Ecological scale is finer than that of the Environmental Sub-class	Ecological scale is finer than that of the Environmental Sub-class	Not applicable	Ecological scale is finer than that of the Environmental Sub-class	Ecological scale is finer than that of the Environmental Sub-class

Scale and taxa of organisms modeled

Scale of differentiation of organisms modeled

EM ID em.detail.idHelp ?	EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
EM Organismal Scale em.detail.orgScaleHelp ?	Community	Community	Not applicable	Guild or Assemblage	Not applicable	Unsure	Not applicable

Taxonomic level and name of organisms or groups identified

EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
None Available	None Available	None Available	Genus Acropora Porites spp. Diploria spp. Species Mycetophylia lamarckiana Mycetophylia ferox Montastrea cavernosa Dichocoenia stokesii Meandrina meandrites Agaricia tenuifolia Agaricia fragilis Montastrea annularis Agaricia agaricites Dendrogyra cylindricus Millepora complanata Montastrea faveolata Porites astreoides Montastrea franksii	None Available	None Available	Species Apis mellifera Apis florea

EnviroAtlas URL

EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
GAP Ecological Systems	None Available	Percent IUCN Status II, Percent GAP Status 1 & 2	None Available	Average Annual Precipitation, Agricultural water use (million gallons/day), The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD)	The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)	The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), GAP Ecological Systems, Average Annual Precipitation, Waterbody area

EM Ecosystem Goods and Services (EGS) potentially modeled, by classification system

CICES v 4.3 - Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (Section > Division > Group > Class)

EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
None	None	[Ecosystem] Cultural Physical and intellectual interactions with biota, ecosystems, and land-/seascapes [environmental settings] Physical and experiential interactions Physical use of land-/seascapes in different environmental settings Experiential use of plants, animals and land-/seascapes in different environmental settings Intellectual and representative interactions Aesthetic	[Non-ecosystem] Regulation & Maintenance by natural physical structures and processes Maintenance of physical, chemical, abiotic conditions By natural chemical and physical processes Not applicable	[Ecosystem] Provisioning Materials Water Surface water for non-drinking purposes	[Ecosystem] Provisioning Nutrition Biomass Reared animals and their outputs Cultivated crops [Ecosystem] Regulation & Maintenance Maintenance of physical, chemical, biological conditions Lifecycle maintenance, habitat and gene pool protection Maintaining nursery populations and habitats Mediation of flows Liquid flows Flood protection	[Ecosystem] Regulation & Maintenance Maintenance of physical, chemical, biological conditions Lifecycle maintenance, habitat and gene pool protection Pollination and seed dispersal

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/national-ecosystem-services-classification-system-nescs-plus">National Ecosystem Services Classification System (NESCS) Plus</a>

(Environmental Subclass > Ecological End-Product (EEP) > EEP Subclass > EEP Modifier)

EM-65	EM-79	EM-193	EM-260	EM-368	EM-658	EM-941
Grasslands (23) Flora (5) Green biomass Stock Indicator Agroecosystems (22) Flora (5) Green biomass Stock Indicator	None	Near Coastal Marine/Estuarine (113) Composite (8) Presence of environmental class/subclass Site Characteristic Indicator Scapes: views, sounds and scents of land, sea, sky or a combination Site Characteristic Indicator Forests (21) Composite (8) Presence of environmental class/subclass Site Characteristic Indicator Scapes: views, sounds and scents of land, sea, sky or a combination Site Characteristic Indicator Grasslands (23) Composite (8) Presence of environmental class/subclass Site Characteristic Indicator Scapes: views, sounds and scents of land, sea, sky or a combination Site Characteristic Indicator Scrubland/Shrubland (24) Composite (8) Presence of environmental class/subclass Site Characteristic Indicator Scapes: views, sounds and scents of land, sea, sky or a combination Site Characteristic Indicator	Near Coastal Marine/Estuarine (113) Fauna (4) Invertebrates Quality Indicator	Rivers and Streams (111) Water (3) Liquid water Stock Indicator	Forests (21) Flora (5) Trees Stock Indicator Agroecosystems (22) Flora (5) food crops Stock Indicator Fodder Stock Indicator	Forests (21) Fauna (4) Wildlife Stock Indicator Scrubland/Shrubland (24) Fauna (4) Wildlife Stock Indicator Urban/Surburban (27) Fauna (4) Wildlife Stock Indicator

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