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The international SERVICO2 project, coordinated by the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), focuses on studying \u2014and highlighting\u2014 a little-known but crucial ecosystem service provided by the upper parts of river basins. This concerns the ability of mountain ecosystems to act either as sinks or sources of greenhouse gases (CO\u2082, CH\u2084, or N\u2082O). The project has just launched its own website<\/a>.<\/h4>\n

The ecosystems where most rivers originate provide us with numerous essential benefits or \u201cecosystem services,\u201d such as water supply or climate regulation (through the capture of atmospheric carbon). Naturally, these ecosystems can function either as sponges for greenhouse gases or as emitters, depending on multiple factors \u2014 including land use.<\/p>\n

SERVICO2<\/a> investigates how changes in climate, atmospheric nutrient deposition, and land use are altering the natural capacity of headwater catchments to regulate CO\u2082 and other greenhouse gases, such as methane (CH\u2084) and nitrous oxide (N\u2082O). It aims to understand the extent to which human factors are impacting them, using an interdisciplinary approach.<\/strong> The project brings together an international consortium of hydrologists, biogeochemists, and experts in sensors and modeling, with broad experience in studying soil-water-atmosphere interactions in mountain ecosystems. The ultimate goal is to generate knowledge that can be applied to improve environmental management and guide more effective climate policies.<\/p>\n

Fieldwork is being conducted in 13 headwater catchments across Europe<\/strong>, covering a wide gradient of climatic conditions and nitrogen and phosphorus deposition. In each catchment, a monitoring network is established to collect data on carbon fluxes (CO\u2082, CH\u2084, etc.), water quality, and weather conditions. Additionally, the project is developing new low-cost sensor technologies \u2014 including automatic flux chambers and electronic \u201cnoses\u201d \u2014 to detect greenhouse gas emissions in both water and soil with high spatial and temporal resolution. In parallel, long-term data series will be analyzed and models will be built to estimate the carbon balance at the catchment scale, combining biogeochemical process models with machine learning techniques to improve predictions. Workshops will also be held in five countries to incorporate local stakeholders\u2019 perceptions into the assessment of aquatic ecosystem services and management decisions<\/strong> in the face of climate change, while promoting the value of the benefits provided by headwater catchments and raising awareness of the need for their conservation and restoration.<\/p>\n

Overall, SERVICO2 represents a significant step forward in understanding the role that headwater catchments play in climate regulation, as it integrates, for the first time, the joint study of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in this context<\/strong>. The project\u2019s outcomes will contribute to improving conservation strategies and the management of ecosystem services in the face of global change<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Project partners<\/strong>: Centre d\u2019Estudis Avan\u00e7ats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC, Spain), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient\u00edficas (CSIC, Spain), University of Eastern Finland (Finland), Ume\u00e5 University \u2013 Climate Impacts Research Centre (Sweden), Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Padova (Italy), Czech Geological Survey (Czech Republic), and Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya (Spain).<\/h6>\n
Funding<\/strong>: The SERVICO2 project is part of the Water4All 2023 call (international partnership Water Security for the Planet) and is funded by the national research agencies of Spain (AEI), Finland (AKA), Sweden (FORMAS), Italy (MUR), and the Czech Republic (TA CR).<\/h6>\n
More information at the project website<\/strong>: https:\/\/servico2.org\/<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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