Ecosystem Services of UHE Carlos Botelho (Lobo/Broa): a new
approach for management and planning of dams multiple-uses

Periotto, NA.; Tundisi, JG.

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Ecology • Braz. J. Biol. 73 (3) • Aug 2013 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1519-69842013000300003 copy

Ecosystem Services of UHE Carlos Botelho (Lobo/Broa): a new approach for management and planning of dams multiple-uses

Serviços ecossistêmicos do reservatório da UHE Carlos Botelho (Lobo-Broa): uma nova abordagem para o gerenciamento e planejamento dos múltiplos usos de represas

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The aim of this study was to identify and make an initial accounting of the ecosystem services of the hydroelectric power generation plant, UHE Carlos Botelho (Itirapina Municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil), and its most extensive wetlands - total of 2,640 ha - and also identify the drivers of change of these services. Twenty (20) ecosystem services were identified and the estimated quantitative total value obtained was USD 120,445,657.87. year⁻¹ or USD 45,623.35 ha⁻¹.year⁻¹. Investments on restoration of spatial heterogeneity along Tietê-Jacaré hydrographic basin and new technologies for regional economic activities must maintain ecological functions as well as increase marginal values of ecosystem services and the potential annual economic return of ecological functions.

neotropical reservoirs; ecosystem services; hydrographic basin management; cost-benefit analysis; wetlands; drivers

Service	Ecological values			Social values	Economical values			Sources
Service	Function	Conservation value	Existence value	Health	Consumption use value	Productive use value	Employment value	Sources
Regulation		13,205,506.13				102,423,999.84
Gas regulation
	Regulation of the atmosphere air quality by emission or extraction of chemicals.	5,506.13	++	++				Angelini & Petrere, 1996
Climate regulation	Regulation of temperature, precipitation and all biological processes dependent on climate variables at local level.	++	++	++
Water flow regulation/ flood prevention	Integrity of ecosystem response to environmental fluctuations.	13,200,000.00	++	++				Thibodeau & Ostro (apud Santos, 2000)
Water storage and groundwater recharge	Water flux regulation for groundwater recharge.	++	++	++	++	102,423,999.84	++	Monteiro, 2003MONTEIRO, RC., 2003. Estimativa espaço-temporal da superfície potenciométrica do Sistema Aquífero Guarani na cidade de Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil. Rio Claro: Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista. 212 p. Tese de Doutorado em Geociências.
Sediment retention, soil formation and fertility maintenance.	Retention of sediment particles, organic matter and nutrients within the ecosystem.	++	++	+
Regulation		92,186.65
Solar energy fixation (photosynthesis) and biomass production	Transformation of luminous energy into chemical energy (organisms' structure – biological material or biomass –for the subsequent element of the trophic chain).	88,377.49	++	+	+	+	+	Angelini & Petrere, 1996
Nutrient retention and intervention on biogeochemical cycles	Recycling and storage of nutrient and other essential chemical elements.	3.809,16	++	++
Maintenance of reproduction habitats	Habitat for biota reproduction.	++	++	+
Maintenance of biological diversity	Habitat for fauna and flora	++	++	++	^* * : potential services. ++	^* * : potential services. ++	^* * : potential services. ++
Water cycling	Water movement among the different deposit sites.	++	++	++
Support					14,904.00	3,956,440.33	587,862.55
Energy conversion	Storage and retention of water for hydroelectricity production.			++		745,272.12	++	Tundisi, oral communication
Recreation and tourism	Available space for human leisure.			++	14,904.00 (fishing)	3,211,168.21 (constructed area)	587,862.55	Pereira et. al, 2008PEREIRA, JMA., PETRERE-JUNIOR, M. and RIBEIROFILHO, RA., 2008. Angling sportive fishing in Lobo-Broa reservoir (Itirapina, SP, Brazil). Brazilian Journal of Biology, vol. 68, no. 4, p. 721-731.; Aratu Geração S/A, oral communication; Vergara, 1996VERGARA, FEF., 1996. Avaliação econômica de ambientes naturais: O caso das áreas alagadas. Uma proposta para a Represa do Lobo (Broa), Itirapina-SP. São Carlos: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo. 143p. Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciências da Engenharia Ambiental.
Transportation	Available space for human transportation.			++	++
^* * : potential services. Aquaculture (fish farming)	Physical and chemical conditions available for large scale market production of some species.			^* * : potential services. ++	^* * : potential services. ++	^* * : potential services. ++	^* * : potential services. ++
Production
Oxygen	Oxygen production as result of photosynthesis.	++	++	++
Food	Portion of gross primary production extractable as food.	++	++	++	+
Genetic resources	Biological basis of species variability	++	++	+		^* * : potential services. ++	^* * : potential services. ++
Medicinal resources	Source of medicinal products		++	^* * : potential services. ++	^* * : potential services. ++	^* * : potential services. ++	^* * : potential services. ++
Information						109,838.91	54,919.46
Aesthetic and Cultural	Values people attach to the landscape and how they understand its use.	++	++	++	++	++	++
Science and education	All the structure provided that enables the development of scientific research and thus educational values.			++		109,838.91	54,919.46	(Tundisi, oral communication)

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