SELINA WP4

G1. Does the study assess ecosystem services (ES)?

Yes

No, there is no actual application of assessing ES to a case study ( i.e. the study does not provide any new/primary valuation results itself)

Opinion, general, theory and concept development only
Meta-analysis only
Valuation guidelines only
Analysis of use (or lack thereof)

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G2. At which spatial scale is the study area located?

Multinational

National

Regional (e.g. catchment-scale)

Local (e.g. city)

Others

Not specified

G3. Which methods were used?

Biophysical

Socio-cultural

Monetary

Integrative

G4. Which types of ecosystem services are addressed within the study?

Provisioning

Regulation & Maintenance

Cultural

G5. How many ecosystem services are addressed?

S1. Does the paper use scenarios? i

Yes

S2. Does the paper define the ecosystem services that are modelled?

Yes i

S3. Does the paper define scenario uncertainties?

Yes i

S4. Does the paper include information on how to treat this linguistic uncertainty about ecosystem services?

Yes, through

S5. How were the scenarios developed?

Expert-based approaches

Participatory methods

Not specified

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S6. Were stakeholders involved in developing the scenarios?

Yes, stakeholders were involved representing:

S7. What criteria were used to select stakeholders for participation in scenario development?

Relevant expertise or knowledge

Representativeness of diverse stakeholders groups

Proximity or local presence in the study area

Other

No specific criteria were mentioned

S8. What roles have stakeholders played during scenario development?

Identifying scenario boundaries

Providing local knowledge and insights to inform scenario construction

Evaluating scenario outcomes and assessment of implications

No information about the roles

S9. Which drivers are considered to develop the scenarios used in the study?

Direct drivers:

Indirect drivers:

Further comments on scenario (uncertainty):

M1. Does the study use models to assess ecosystem services?

(Models are qualitative or quantitative descriptions of key components of a system and of relationships between those components. They are powerful tools for addressing complex systems as they can be used to assess and predict the impacts of drivers on biodiversity and ecosystems, and hence their impacts on ecosystem services and human well-being.)

Yes,

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M2. Which causal relationship(s) are modelled within the study?

Indirect drivers

Direct drivers /pressures

States of biodiversity, ecosystem condition

Impacts on ecosystem services, benefits

Responses - choices (valuation of)

M3. To what extent is uncertainty described in the modeling of ecosystem service outcome(s)?

A single deterministic model

A single stochastic model(s) (with probabilistic parameterization)

Several system models with different structures estimating a range of outcomes

M4. Does the study include information on the random variation of the ecosystem service model outcome(s)?

No, the model outcome is deterministic (single data point)

Yes, the random variation in model outcomes is expressed through probabilistic measures like

M5. Has the ecosystem service model outcome been validated within the study?

Yes, the model outcome has been validated

M6. Did the study perform a sensitivity analysis?

Yes

M7. Were stakeholders involved within the data collection of ecosystem services?

Yes, stakeholders were involved representing:

M8. Were stakeholders involved in modelling ecosystem services?

Yes, stakeholders were involved representing:

M9. Which type(s) of data is/are used in the modeling of ecosystem services?

Quantitative (e.g. discharge measurements, species observations)

Qualitative (e.g. surveys about human perceptions of rivers)

Mixed

M10. Does the study include information on the random variation of the input data to the ecosystem service model(s)?

No, the dataset is deterministic (single data points)

Yes, the random variation in the input data is expressed through probabilistic measures like

M11. Does the data collection include…?

Primary data (directly collected from the researchers)

Secondary data (already existing datasets)

M12. Does data consist of classes/categories/discrete intervals for ecosystem service model outcomes?

Yes

Qualitative (e.g. surveys with likert scale of low/high importance)
Quantitative
categorized/aggregated over space (e.g. land cover: urban areas, agricultural areas etc.)
categorized/aggregated over time (e.g. seasons, decades)

M12a. If yes, Does the study use or reference a specific method for classification?

Yes

M13. Does the study mention data gaps?

Yes

M13a. If yes, do the researchers specify on how they dealt with data gaps?

Yes

M14. Does the input dataset consist of repeated measurements?

Yes, repeated measurements (e.g. time series)

No, single datasets (e.g. one point in time or space)

M15. Does the model use data which is derived from another model? (e.g. climate data input from a climate model)

Yes

M16. Does the study perform an error propagation analysis?

Yes, through

Further comments on data and model (uncertainty):

D1. What are the purposes of the study?

To inform

To design

To decide

To explore

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D2. Does the study refer to a specific policy/policies (e.g. Water Framework Directive, …)?

Yes

D3. Does the study area stretch across jurisdictions/administrative areas?

Yes

D4. Does the study state that it is transferable to other sites or generalizable/scalable to a wider area?

Yes

D5. Does the study provide documentation of the intended entry point on project/policy cycle?

Yes, during

D6. Does the study discuss any barriers to timeliness of the study?

Yes,

D7. Does the study document the spatial and/or temporal resolution required for making decisions/policies?

Yes

D8. Does the study discuss a mismatch between the spatial and/or temporal resolution of the data and the resolution required by the decision?

Yes

D9. Do the authors make the data used publicly available?

Yes

D10. Do the authors make the model used publicly available?

Yes

D11. Does the study use established ES tools?

Yes, the study uses established ES tools

No, the ES model is tailor-made for the specific purpose of the case study

D12. Does the study mention or provide additional communication formats/channels used?

Yes,

Further comments on decision-making (uncertainty):

G6. To what extent is uptake of valuation documented?

No reference to uptake (method development and testing only)

Cursory reference to uptake (a potential, expected, or wished for uptake of study outputs in policy-making)

Documented uptake

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How do uncertainties influence the ecosystem services (ES) uptake in decision-making?

General information

SCENARIO

Scenario uncertainty i

Linguistic uncertainty i

Narratives storyline uncertainty i

Scenario parameter uncertainty i

DATA AND MODEL

Data and Model uncertainty i

Structural (epistemic) uncertainty i

Input data uncertainties or Data uncertainty (“aleatoric uncertainty”) i

Error propagation uncertainty (also called propagation of uncertainty, or propagation of random error) i

DECISION

Decision uncertainty i

Analyzing at relevant spatiotemporal scales i

Data interpretation for decision-making i

Documentation of uptake